1st Edition

A Casebook of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Command Hallucinations A Social Rank Theory Approach

By Sarah Byrne, Max Birchwood Copyright 2006
158 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

158 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

158 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Command hallucinations are a particularly distressing and sometimes dangerous type of hallucination about which relatively little is known and for which no evidenced based treatment currently exists. In A Casebook of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Command Hallucinations the development of a new and innovative evidence based cognitive therapy is presented in a practical format ideal for... Read more

Preface. Understanding Command Hallucinations. A Cognitive versus a Quasi-Neuroleptic Approach. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Command Hallucinations: A Manual. Tom. Joan. Tony. Naomi. Janice. Sally. Kevin. Does CBT for CH Work? Findings From a Randomised Controlled Trial. Epilogue.

Biography

Sarah Byrne is a clinical psychologist working in Adult mental health services in Warwickshire.

Max Birchwood is Professor of Mental Health at the University of Birmingham and Director of the Birmingham Early Intervention Service.

Peter E. Trower is Honorary Associate Professor in the School of Psychology, University of Birmingham and Consultant Clinical Psychologist for Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Trust.

Alan Meaden is a Consultant Specialist Clinical Psychologist in Rehabilitation and Continuing Needs for Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Trust.

‘I would recommend this book to all practitioners using CBT with psychosis.’  - Dr Shanaya Rathod, International Review of Psychiatry