Excerpts of text taken from original NICE guidelines in comparison with behaviourally specific “plain English” text
| Original text | Behaviourally specific text |
|---|---|
| CBT, cognitive behavioural therapy. | |
| Also, if you want psychological help, you will need antipsychotic medicines at the same time. Remember, the decision about which medicine to take is best made by you and your doctors together. | You will need to take these medicines if you also want psychological help. You should decide which medicine is best for you with the help of your doctors. |
| It is also particularly useful if you have symptoms that won’t go away and are troubling to you. CBT is also helpful if you are having trouble accepting that you have schizophrenia(sometimes called “lack of insight”), and it may help if you tend not to take your medicine properly (sometimes called “poor compliance”) | This is particularly useful if you: |
| • have symptoms that won’t go away and are troubling you; | |
| • are having trouble accepting that you have schizophrenia (sometimes called “lack of insight”); or | |
| • tend not to take your medicine properly (sometimes called “poor compliance”). | |