The outcomes of imagery-focused interventions in relation to distress in people with delusions: a systematic literature review.
Aimee J J CairnsChristopher D J TaylorJames A KellyPublished in: Behavioural and cognitive psychotherapy (2024)
Some therapeutic improvement was reported, although the studies consisted of mainly small sample sizes. Clinical implications include that people with a diagnosis of psychosis can engage with imagery-focused therapeutic interventions with limited adverse events. Future research is needed to tackle existing weaknesses of design and explore the outcomes of imagery interventions within this population in larger samples, under more rigorous methodologies.