The division of psychotic symptoms into positive and negative categories has largely divided the research on them. While the research on positive symptoms of psychosis has rapidly developed over the last three decades, the literature on negative symptoms has noticeably lagged behind. Negative symptoms have likely been ignored in the treatment literature because they were previously thought to remit following the treatment of positive symptoms. Recent evidence does not consistently support this theory and indicates that the different manifestations of negative symptoms require distinct approaches to treatment. The current review provides a re-evaluation of the theoretical literature on negative symptoms to inform and identify “treatment targets” to reduce them. The “treatment targets” are then translated into intervention strategies using a cognitive behavioral framework. A review of the empirical literature on cognitive behavior therapy for treating negative symptoms is then offered along with a critical discussion of where cognitive behavior therapy stands compared to other interventions and what research is still needed.

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确定使用认知行为疗法治疗精神病阴性症状的“治疗目标”。

将精神病性症状分为积极和消极两类，很大程度上将对它们的研究进行了划分。在过去的三十年中，尽管对精神病的阳性症状的研究迅速发展，但有关阴性症状的文献却明显滞后。阴性症状在治疗文献中可能已被忽略，因为以前认为阳性症状在治疗后会缓解。最近的证据并不一致地支持这一理论，并表明阴性症状的不同表现需要不同的治疗方法。当前的评论对负性症状的理论文献进行了重新评估，以告知和确定减轻这些症状的“治疗目标”。然后使用认知行为框架将“治疗目标”转化为干预策略。然后提供了有关治疗不良症状的认知行为疗法的经验文献的评论，以及与其他干预措施相比认知行为疗法的立场以及尚需开展哪些研究的重要讨论。