Psychotherapy for severe mental disorders
The working group deals with the effectiveness and mode of action of psychotherapy in severe mental disorders, especially in psychoses. According to the current state of research, it can be considered certain that psychotherapy plays an important role in the treatment of severe mental disorders. However, research in this area is underdeveloped. With the help of substantial funding from the German Research Foundation (DFG) and the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), the working group has succeeded in establishing a research programme on psychotherapy in psychoses that focuses on different treatment phases and treatment priorities. Multicentre, randomised, clinical studies allow statements on efficacy at a high level and enable further research into the mode of action of these treatment strategies.