Effectiveness of integrated psychological therapy (IPT) for schizophrenia patients: a research update

Roder, Volker; Mueller, Daniel R; Schmidt, Stefanie J (2011). Effectiveness of integrated psychological therapy (IPT) for schizophrenia patients: a research update. Schizophrenia bulletin, 37 Suppl 2(Suppl 2), S71-S79. Oxford: Oxford University Press 10.1093/schbul/sbr072

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Standardized recovery criteria go beyond symptom remission and put special emphasis on personal and social functioning in residence, work, and leisure. Against this background, evidence-based integrated approaches combining cognitive remediation with social skills therapy show promise for improving functional recovery of schizophrenia patients. Over the past 30 years, research groups in 12 countries have evaluated integrated psychological therapy (IPT) in 36 independent studies. IPT is a group therapy program for schizophrenia patients. It combines neurocognitive and social cognitive interventions with social skills and problem-solving approaches. The aim of the present study was to update and integrate the growing amount of research data on the effectiveness of IPT. We quantitatively reviewed the results of these 36 studies, including 1601 schizophrenia patients, by means of a meta-analytic procedure. Patients undergoing IPT showed significantly greater improvement in all outcome variables (neurocognition, social cognition, psychosocial functioning, and negative symptoms) than those in the control groups (placebo-attention conditions and standard care). IPT patients maintained their mean positive effects during an average follow-up period of 8.1 months. They showed better effects on distal outcome measures when all 5 subprograms were integrated. This analysis summarizes the broad empirical evidence indicating that IPT is an effective rehabilitation approach for schizophrenia patients and is robust across a wide range of sample characteristics as well as treatment conditions. Moreover, the cognitive and social subprograms of IPT may work in a synergistic manner, thereby enhancing the transfer of therapy effects over time and improving functional recovery.

Item Type:	Journal Article (Further Contribution)
Division/Institute:	04 Faculty of Medicine > University Psychiatric Services > University Hospital of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy > Management 04 Faculty of Medicine > University Psychiatric Services > University Hospital of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy > Psychotherapy
UniBE Contributor:	Roder, Volker, Müller, Daniel (B), Schmidt, Stefanie Julia
ISSN:	0586-7614
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Language:	English
Submitter:	Factscience Import
Date Deposited:	04 Oct 2013 14:24
Last Modified:	29 Mar 2023 23:32
Publisher DOI:	10.1093/schbul/sbr072
PubMed ID:	21860050
Web of Science ID:	000294557300009
URI:	https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/8399 (FactScience: 213931)