schizophrenia spectrum disorders Archives

VR-CBT for Paranoia May Fit High-Avolition Schizophrenia Patients

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A 254-person FaceYourFears moderator analysis found that people with schizophrenia-spectrum paranoia and higher avolition or moderate-to-high delusion severity may improve more with virtual-reality CBT than with standard CBT for psychosis.1 The result is useful as a treatment-matching hypothesis, not as a rule that assigns patients to a headset. Research Highlights 254 participants were analyzed: 128 …

Early Psychosis Vocational Recovery: 53.3% NEET in SEEearly Trial

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A 2026 SEEearly baseline report found that 53.3% of 184 young people with early schizophrenia-spectrum psychosis were not in employment, education, or training at study entry, even though 97.8% had at least a lower- or upper-secondary school-leaving qualification.1 Psychosis had already interrupted the bridge from school into training, college, or competitive work. Research Highlights NEET …