Back to life, back to normality : cognitive therapy, recovery and psychosis
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Back to life, back to normality : cognitive therapy, recovery and psychosis
Cambridge University Press, 2009
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
* Written specifically with sufferers and carers in mind, to help them understand and apply the basic concepts of cognitive therapy for psychosis. * Illustrates what it is like to have common psychosis and how people's lives can be restored using therapy. * Increases understanding of how the psychosis started, and the factors that worsen symptoms or increase the likelihood of relapse. * Helps the sufferer learn how to control symptoms and delay or prevent relapse. * Includes features and exercises to help sufferers explore their own beliefs and feelings to reflect on the way they cope. * Helps carers know what to say and what to do. * Provides a resource for mental health professionals working with patients, to introduce the approach, support ongoing therapy and make the most efficient use of appointment time.
Table of Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- About the authors
- Introduction Douglas Turkington and Peter Weiden
- 1. Where do I begin? Jeremy Pelton
- 2. What is normal? David Kingdon
- 3. Understanding paranoia and unusual beliefs Paul Cromarty and Robert Dudley
- 4. Voices Douglas Turkington
- 5. Overcoming negative symptoms Ron Siddle
- 6. Tablets and injections Richard Gray
- 7. Why me? Why now? Understanding vulnerability from a cognitive perspective Alison Brabban
- 8. Helping carers help themselves using a cognitive approach Sarah K. J. Wilcock
- 9. Staying well and managing set backs Shanaya Rathod.
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