Back to Life, Back to Normality: Cognitive Therapy, Recovery and Psychosis
by Douglas Turkington , David Kingdon , Shanaya Rathod , Sarah K. J. Wilcock , Alison Brabban , Paul Cromarty , Robert Dudley , Richard Gray , Jeremy Pelton , Ron Siddle , Peter WeidenFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2009-03-12
Publisher(s): Cambridge University Press
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Summary
- 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.
Author Biography
Douglas Turkington, David Kingdon, Shanaya Rathod, Sarah K. J. Wilcock, Alison Brabban, Paul Cromarty, Robert Dudley, Richard Gray, Jeremy Pelton, Ron Siddle and Peter Weiden
Table of Contents
| Foreword | p. vii |
| Acknowledgments | p. ix |
| About the authors | p. xi |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Where do I begin? (... or so many problems, so little time!) | p. 11 |
| What is normal? | p. 23 |
| Understanding paranoia and unusual beliefs | p. 35 |
| Voices | p. 61 |
| Overcoming negative symptoms | p. 79 |
| Tablets and injections | p. 93 |
| Why me? Why now? Understanding vulnerability from a cognitive perspective | p. 127 |
| Helping carers help themselves using a cognitive approach | p. 139 |
| Staying well and managing setbacks | p. 165 |
| Index | p. 179 |
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