Recovery-Oriented Cognitive Therapy (CT-R) is an extension of the crucial work of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis (CBTp) to individuals who have found it challenging to derive benefits from that approach.
It employs specific and systematic strategies to overcome these obstacles.
CT-R is formulated for individuals who are struggling the most to live their desired lives. Practitioners sometimes view them as incapable of recovery. These individuals might struggle with:
- problems with motivation and connection,
- constant hallucinations,
- entrenched delusions,
- thought disorder,
- whether they have an illness at all,
- aggression,
- self-injury, and
- reactions to trauma.
These individuals have traditionally been considered unreachable with other psychosocial interventions and may have failed to respond to medications, frustrating their recovery efforts. CT-R employs a specific formulation that addresses the challenges of motivation, connection, and expression (negative symptoms) as well as other symptoms.
CBT for Psychosis
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis (CBTp) was initially designed to address positive symptoms such as hallucinations and delusions, helping individuals reclaim their lives. It employs Aaron T. Beck’s cognitive model. CBTp boasts a robust evidence base that improves as researchers target specific symptoms. It has been widely acknowledged as a first line treatment for individuals with schizophrenia-spectrum diagnoses.
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