Keys to their Kingdom: Preliminary Evidence to Support the Role of Positive Beliefs in Recovery-Oriented Cognitive Therapy for Negative Symptoms and Community Participation
The hypothesis that positive beliefs are related in the predicted direction to negative symptoms and functioning is supported, adding to an emerging literature. We point out the treatment implications of this result, utilizing CT-R theory, and discuss future research directions.
Authors
- Noel Lustig
- Lauren Luther (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2637-4361)
- Mike Best
- Aaron T. Beck (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6210-9528)
- James A. Feldman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3962-0189)
- P. M. Grant (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5175-7714)
- Francesca Lewis-Hatheway
Institutions
- Scarborough Health Network (CA)
- University of Alabama at Birmingham (US)
- Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Schizophrenia Bulletin
- Published
- 2025-10-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/schbul/sbaf200
- Primary Topic
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00