Cognitive Therapy for Psychosis : A Formulation-Based Approach

Cognitive Therapy for Psychosis provides clinicians with a comprehensive cognitive model that can be applied to all patients with schizophrenia and related disorders in order to aid the development of a formulation that will incorporate all relevant factors. It illustrates the process of assessment, formulation and intervention and highlights potential difficulties arising from work with patients and how they can be overcome. Experienced clinicians write assuming no prior knowledge of the area, covering all of the topics of necessary importance including: * an introduction to cognitive theory and therapy * difficulties in engagement and the therapeutic relationship * how best to utilise homework with people who experience psychosis * relapse prevention and management. Illustrated by excerpts from therapy sessions, this book digests scientific evidence and theory but moreover provides clinicians with essential practical advice about how to best aid people with psychoses. "Cognitive Therapy for Psychosis provides clinicians with a comprehensive cognitive model that can be applied to all patients with a diagnosis of schizophrenia, or related disorders, in order to aid the development of a formulation that will incorporate all relevant factors. It promotes an understanding of an individual's difficulties within a cognitive framework, illustrates the process of assessment, formulation and intervention and highlights potential difficulties arising from work with patients and how they can be overcome." "Illustrated by excerpts from therapy, sessions, this book digests scientific evidence and theory, but moreover provides clinicians with essential practical advice about how to best aid people with psychoses by reducing their distress and improving their quality of life."--Jacket An overview of psychosis An introduction to cognitive theory and therapy Cognitive model of psychosis Cognitive assessment of psychotic patients Formulation of the case The principles and structure of therapy Difficulties in engagement and the therapeutic relationship Cognitive techniques Behavioural techniques Schema change methods Negative symptoms Problems associated with psychosis Relapse prevention and management Integration of homework into therapy Problems related to service delivery and context. An overview of psychosis An introduction to cognitive theory and therapy Cognitive model of psychosis Cognitive assessment of psychotic patients Formulation of the case Structure of therapy Difficulties in engagement and the therapeutic relationship Cognitive techniques Behavioural techniques Schema change processes Negative symptoms Problems associated with psychosis Relapse prevention and management Integration of homework into therapy Problems related to service delivery and context. The decade preceding the publication of this book has seen a remarkable turnaround in professional attitudes towards the psychological treatment of severe mental illness.