Newspaper headline: Treatment for schizophrenia is successful.
Sensky et al. (2000) conducted a longitudinal study and found that cognitive-behavioural therapy was effective. It treated both negative and positive symptoms in patients that were resistant to drug treatments for schizophrenia.

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This question tests Clinical Psychology in A-Level Psychology (syllabus code 9990). It is worth 15 marks.

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This question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Psychology May/June 2020 examination, Paper 4 Variant 1 (9990_s20_qp_41.pdf).

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Newspaper headline: Treatment for schizophrenia is successful.
Sensky et al. (2000) conducted a longitudinal study and found that cognitive-behavioural therapy was effective. It treated both negative and positive symptoms in patients that were resistant to drug treatments for schizophrenia.

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Newspaper headline: Treatment for schizophrenia is successful. Sensky et al. (2000) conducted a longitudinal study and found that cognitive-behavioural therapy was effective. It treated both negative and positive symptoms in patients that were resistant to drug treatments for schizophrenia.

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