Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Psychosis
Theory and Practice

David Fowler (Author), Phillippa Garety (Author), Elizabeth Kuipers (Author)

9780471956181, Wiley

Paperback / softback, published 11 August 1995

224 pages
22.8 x 15.4 x 1.2 cm, 0.34 kg

The main principle behind cognitive behaviour therapy is that a client's emotional and behavioural disturbances are not determined by events, but by the way he or she views them. This book describes the clinical guidelines and detailed therapy procedures used in the practice of cognitive behaviour therapy for patients with schizophrenic disorders.

Partial table of contents:

THEORY.

The Problems of People with Psychosis.

Coping with Psychotic Illness.

Toward a Better Understanding of the Experiences and Beliefs ofPsychosis.

Cognitive Models of Psychosis 1: Neuropsychology and PsychoticExperience.

Cognitive Models of Psychosis 3: Emotional Disorder andPsychosis.

PRACTICE: A TREATMENT MANUAL FOR COGNITIVE BEHAVIOUR THERAPY FORPSYCHOSIS.

Getting Started: Engagement and Assessment.

Techniques to Promote Self-Regulation of Psychotic Symptoms.

Techniques to Address Delusions and Beliefs About Voices.

Strategies to Address Dysfunctional Assumptions.

Strategies to Address Social Disability and Risk of Relapse.

Evidence for the Effectiveness of Cognitive BehaviouralInterventions for Psychosis.

References.

Index.

Subject Areas: Other branches of medicine [MM]