Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Psychosis: A Health Technology Assessment.

Conclusions: Compared with usual care or any control, CBT for psychosis significantly improved psychotic symptoms, based on evidence of moderate to adequate quality; no significant improvements were observed for social function, relapse, or quality of life outcomes. People affected by schizophrenia reported that CBT for psychosis was valuable in conjunction with antipsychotic medication but that access to this type of psychotherapy is limited. Adding CBT for psychosis to usual care in the management of adult schizophrenia probably represents good value for money in Ontario. Depending on the type of provider, therapy format, and rate of access, the net budget impact to Ontario's publicly funded health system would likely be between $15 million to $35 million over the next 5 years. PMID: 30443277 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Ontario Health Technology Assessment Series - Category: General Medicine Tags: Ont Health Technol Assess Ser Source Type: research