"Hitting" voices of schizophrenia patients may lastingly reduce persistent auditory hallucinations and their burden: 18-month outcome of a randomized controlled trial.
Can J Psychiatry
; 51(3): 169-77, 2006 Mar.
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| ID: mdl-16618008
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
This study aimed to investigate the outcome of an 18-month randomized controlled trial (RCT) on subjective burden and psychopathology of patients suffering from schizophrenia.METHOD:
An RCT was used to compare hallucination-focused integrative treatment (HIT) and routine treatment (RT) in schizophrenia patients who persistently hear voices. We performed an intent-to-treat analysis on each of the 63 patients who were assessed at baseline, 9, and 18 months. On each of the 3 occasions, the differential effects of the treatment conditions were tested repeatedly. Sex, age, education, and illness (hallucination) duration were used as covariates.RESULTS:
Patients in the experimental group retained improvements over time. Improvements in hallucinations, distress, and negative content of voices remained significant at the 5% level.CONCLUSION:
HIT seems to be an effective treatment strategy with long-lasting effects for treatment-refractory voice-hearing patients.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Schizophrenia, Disorganized
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
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Cost of Illness
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Hallucinations
Type of study:
Clinical_trials
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Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspects:
Patient_preference
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
Can J Psychiatry
Year:
2006
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Países Bajos