1st Edition
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy of Schizophrenia
240 Pages
by
Psychology Press
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Cognitive-behavioural therapy has been successfully employed in the treatment of such problems as depression, panic disorder and phobias. Providing an approach to patients with the most intractable problems, this book details the practical application of cognitive-behavioural therapy to the pervasive disorder of schizophrenia. The techniques described in this book, drawn from relevant theory and... Read more
Part 1 Theoretical background: explanations of schizophrenia; cultural context; vulnerability and life events; suggestibility; thinking; communication; identity; hallucinations; coping strategies; negative symptoms; insight; fears; psychological treatment in schizophrenia. Part 2 Process of therapy: the man who was controlled by a satellite; the man and the moon; overwork and vulnerability; ordering thoughts in thought disorder; "I'll be no more a rover"; "I'm 150 years old"; the Chinese connection; "thoroughly schizophrenic"; the mistaken inventor; religious significance and strange associations; out of control; "It's just my schizophrenia playing up"; "brain waves" and "hyperthought". Part 3 Evaluation and evolution.
Biography
David G. Kingdon (Author) , Douglas Turkington (Author)
