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This article describes the role that cognitive behavioral therapy has as an adjunct antipsychotic medication and remediative approaches such as social skills training in the management of residual symptoms of chronic schizophrenia. The article mentions that CBT can be combined with family therapy and assertive community treatment programs to reduce relapse and that ACT could complement the delivery of individual CBT.

Keywords: atypical antipsychotics cognitive remediation family interventions negative symptoms positive symptoms psychoeducation psychotherapy residual symptoms schizophrenia social skills training cognitive-behavioural therapy (cbt) module 4

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This book chapter provides an overview of schizophrenia and the status of psychosocial treatments for schizophrenia (i.e., therapeutic relationship and supportive therapy; behavior therapy and social learning programs; cognitive behavioral therapy; structured, educational family interventions; vocational rehabilitation; case management and treatment teams). The author includes additional considerations for those with a dual diagnosis (substance use and mental disorders) as well as future directions of other treatments such as cognitive rehabilitation. The authors summarize that multiple psychosocial treatment modalities must be delivered to patients if their multidimensional needs are to be met. They conclude that these treatments are most efficacious when delivered in a continuous, comprehensive, and well-coordinated manner within a service such as assertive community treatment.

Keywords: behavior modification behavior therapy and social learning programs behavioral treatments family interventions psychological treatment psychosocial treatments psychotherapy psychsocial treatments including supportive therapy schizophrenia skills training supported employment token economy vocational rehab cognitive-behavioural therapy (cbt) module 1 module 4

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