Community Implementation Successes and Challenges of a Cognitive-Behavior Therapy Group for Individuals with a First Episode of Psychosis

Authors: Spidel, Alicia; Lecomte, Tania; Leclerc, Claude

Source: Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy, Volume 36, Number 1, March 2006 , pp. 51-58(8)

Publisher: Springer

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Abstract:

CBT for psychosis has recently been called a best practice, suggesting that studies have demonstrated its efficacy with many populations. Community settings are encouraged to implement best practices such as CBT yet many factors can make the implementation of CBT challenging. Issues such as clinician resistance, setting, as well as client variables (refusal, denial of symptoms, etc.) come into play. Examples of successes and challenges of a community based study of CBT groups for first episodes will be described. The strategies used to overcome these challenges and the successes of the program will be presented.

Keywords: schizophrenia; CBT; first episodes; implementation

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10879-005-9006-5

Affiliations: 1: Email: lecomte@interchange.ubc.ca

Publication date: 2006-03-01