Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) works by focusing on people’s thoughts, emotions and behaviours and by challenging strange
or dysfunctional thoughts. CBT was originally developed to help people with psychological disorders such as Obsessive Compulsive
Disorder.More recently it has been used to help people with psychosis (CBTp).Working with a therapist, people establish links between
their thoughts, feelings or actions. They are encouraged to re-evaluate their beliefs, perceptions and reasoning as well as to monitor
their own thoughts, feelings, behaviours and symptoms. CBTp is suggested to provide alternative ways of coping with strange thoughts
and the symptoms of schizophrenia, which should reduce distress and improve people’s functioning.