Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Psychosis

Theory and Practice
1. Auflage 1995
ISBN: 978-0-471-95618-1
Verlag: Wiley

Buch, Englisch, 224 Seiten, Format (B × H): 154 mm x 227 mm, Gewicht: 318 g

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Fowler, David

Garety, Phillippa

Kuipers, Elizabeth

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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.

Über Autor(innen)

David Fowler and Phillippa Garety are the authors of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Psychosis: Theory and Practice, published by Wiley.