n the reviewed studies, therapies under the umbrella of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy have a wide range of variation. Therefore, there is actually not a single type of CBGT. With this in mind, the question of which therapy is more effective becomes important. .However, since only a few of the articles reviewed in the present study compared CBGT programs us- ing different techniques, and since they focused on different variables, it was not possible to reach a conclusion on this issue. It is our recommendation that in the future, studies should be carried out that aim to determine which tech- niques are more effective for specific symptoms. Information obtained from these studies may make these therapies more practical.In the present review, therapies that were found to be effective had varying durations. For example, there are data indicating that relatively brief therapy consisting of 6-8 sessions is su- perior to standard treatment alone. The study by Pinkham et al. (2004) compared therapies of different durations using the same technique and they established that a program of seven sessions had comparable efficacy with a program of 20 ses- sions in terms of variables such as stress caused by voices and a belief in voices. These results suggest that short-term CBGT is quite effective and may be used in routine practice. Yet,it is not possible to reach a definitive conclusion based upon these findings. Similarly, it is not also known whether the number of members in the groups or the number of therapists leading the group is a significant factor in the efficacy of the treatment. It is also recommended that in the future, studies aiming to determine the components of therapy, such as the ideal duration of therapy and the size of the group, should be performed in order to maximize time and produce higher efficiency. In addition, patients participating in the studies reviewed in this article have different demographic and clini- cal characteristics. The efficacy of therapy may have been in- fluenced bythese variables as well. Nevertheless, at present we do not have enough information to determine which group of patients derives the most benefit from CBGT. Therefore, studies attempting to determine the variables predicting the level of benefit obtained from a particular treatment are also required.In most of the studies, the goal was to reduce the positive symptoms and other factors such as associated problems and insight were not stressed. However, it is known that symp- toms such as anxiety, depression, and hopelessness are associ- ated with the onset and maintenance of hallucinations and delusions and that improvement in these areas helps decreases positive symptoms. (Kingdon and Turkington, 1994; Smith et al. 2006). In addition, the effect of treatment on insight should be taken into account in the evaluation. It may be useful to address these factors in future studies.
n the reviewed studies, therapies under the umbrella of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy have a wide range of variation. Therefore, there is actually not a single type of CBGT. With this in mind, the question of which therapy is more effective becomes important. .However, since only a few of the articles reviewed in the present study compared CBGT programs us- ing different techniques, and since they focused on different variables, it was not possible to reach a conclusion on this issue. It is our recommendation that in the future, studies should be carried out that aim to determine which tech- niques are more effective for specific symptoms. Information<br> <br>obtained from these studies may make these therapies more practical.<br><br>In the present review, therapies that were found to be effective had varying durations. For example, there are data indicating that relatively brief therapy consisting of 6-8 sessions is su- perior to standard treatment alone. The study by Pinkham et al. (2004) compared therapies of different durations using the same technique and they established that a program of seven sessions had comparable efficacy with a program of 20 ses- sions in terms of variables such as stress caused by voices and a belief in voices. These results suggest that short-term CBGT is quite effective and may be used in routine practice. Yet,<br>it is not possible to reach a definitive conclusion based upon these findings. Similarly, it is not also known whether the number of members in the groups or the number of therapists leading the group is a significant factor in the efficacy of the treatment. It is also recommended that in the future, studies aiming to determine the components of therapy, such as the ideal duration of therapy and the size of the group, should be performed in order to maximize time and produce higher efficiency. In addition, patients participating in the studies reviewed in this article have different demographic and clini- cal characteristics. The efficacy of therapy may have been in- fluenced bythese variables as well. Nevertheless, at present we do not have enough information to determine which group of patients derives the most benefit from CBGT. Therefore, studies attempting to determine the variables predicting the level of benefit obtained from a particular treatment are also required.<br><br>在大多數研究,目標是減少陽性症狀和其他因素,如相關的問題和見解沒有強調。然而,眾所周知,症狀,如焦慮,抑鬱和絕望都associ-與發病和幻覺和妄想的維護和改善這些地區ated有助於減少陽性症狀。(登和金頓,1994; Smith等人2006)。另外,在治療的洞察力的影響,應考慮進行評估。這可能是在未來的研究來解決這些因素是有用的。
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