Assessing suitability for short-term cognitive-behavioral therapy in psychiatric outpatients with psychosis: a comparison with depressed and anxious outpatients.

Objective: The Suitability for Short-Term Cognitive Therapy (SSCT) rating procedure has predicted outcome in depressed and anxious patients. This study examines its relevance in assessing patients with psychosis.

Method: Outpatients with psychosis (n=56), depression (n=93), and anxiety (n=264) received cognitive- behavioral therapy in a university hospital teaching unit (mean number of sessions=16, SD=11).