For people with long-term psychosis and persistent positive symptoms, provision of cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) as well as medication is likely to:

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Studies have shown that providing CBT in addition to medication for people with long-term psychosis and persistent positive symptoms can both reduce psychotic symptoms during CBT treatment and have long-term benefits after CBT treatment ceases. This is because CBT targets cognitive and behavioral patterns that contribute to the maintenance of psychotic symptoms, allowing individuals to learn coping strategies and change their thought processes even after CBT treatment ends.

For People with Long-Term Psychosis and Persistent Positive Symptoms, Provision