Group cognitive behavioral therapy for delusions: Helping patients improve reality testing

Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 9-17

  Landa, Yulia ^a   Silverstein, Steven M ^b   Schwartz, Fred ^a   Savitz, Adam ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive behavioral; Delusions; Group; Psychosis; Psychotherapy; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DELUSION; EGO; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; GRANDIOSE DELUSION; HUMAN; MALE; PEER GROUP; PERSECUTORY DELUSION; PSYCHOSIS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RELIGION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SHAME; SUPPORT GROUP; THINKING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33646057729     PISSN: 00220116     EISSN: 15733564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10879-005-9001-x     Document Type: Article

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