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Study: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), not medication, drives long-term rewiring of the brain to help reduce psychosis symptoms

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Talk­ing ther­a­py changes the brain’s wiring, study reveals for first time (Sci­enceDai­ly):

“A new study from King’s Col­lege Lon­don and South Lon­don and Maud­s­ley NHS Foun­da­tion Trust has shown for the first time that cog­ni­tive behav­iour ther­a­py (CBT) strength­ens spe­cif­ic con­nec­tions in the brains of peo­ple with psy­chosis, and that these stronger con­nec­tions are asso­ci­at­ed with long-term reduc­tion in symp­toms and recov­ery eight years lat­er. [Read more…] about Study: Cog­ni­tive Behav­ioral Ther­a­py (CBT), not med­ica­tion, dri­ves long-term rewiring of the brain to help reduce psy­chosis symptoms