Abstract

Schizophrenia is a psychiatric illness that has been approached since the eighteenth century by Kraepelin andBleuler, but continues to cause confusion with respect to its course and treatment. The objective of this studywas to reveal, through research realized since 2000 on psychotherapy for schizophrenia, the therapy that withcurrent evidence improves the efficacy for the integral function of these patients. This investigation was basedon a bibliometric methodology that analyzed a total of 71 items abstracted from the following databases: Scopus,PubMed, Medline, ScienceDirect, EbscoHost, Redalyc and Proquest. The outcomes of the study demonstrated that cognitive behavioral therapy was used in 30 of the 71 articlesanalyzed. Related therapies, such as cognitive and cognitive specifically aimed at the management of social skills,added another 19 of these articles. These therapies were recognized for promoting an essential treatment forthe patient, for their proper interdisciplinary management, and for the importance that they give to theimplementation of a continuous monitoring after the process is completed.

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