What do systematic reviews say?

CBT plus standard care vs usual care

It is very uncertain whether COMPARISON 1: CBT+ STANDARD CARE changes adverse events: General: any adverse event compared with STANDARD CARE ALONE (very low certainty).

• Cognitive behavioural therapy plus standard care versus standard care for people with schizophrenia 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.44 [0.27, 0.72]
  2 studies · 146 participants
  Very low

CBT plus standard care vs usual care

• Cognitive behavioural therapy plus standard care versus standard care for people with schizophrenia 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 71 participants
  Very low

CBT vs ALL OTHER PSYCHOLOGICAL THERAPIES

CBT showed no clear difference in mental state: General ‐ clinically important change (no improvement) compared with ALL OTHER PSYCHOLOGICAL THERAPIES (low certainty).

• Cognitive behavioural therapy plus standard care versus standard care plus other psychosocial treatments for people… 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.82 [0.67, 1.01]
  4 studies · 249 participants
  Low

Intervention not reported

• Music therapy for people with schizophrenia and schizophrenia‐like disorders 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 159 participants
  Low

Intervention not reported

• Music therapy for people with schizophrenia and schizophrenia‐like disorders 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 70 participants
  Moderate

Intervention not reported

• Music therapy for people with schizophrenia and schizophrenia‐like disorders 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 118 participants
  Moderate

Intervention not reported

• Music therapy for people with schizophrenia and schizophrenia‐like disorders 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 72 participants
  Moderate