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Schizophrenia & Other Psychotic Disorders in Adults

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Clinical Neuropsychological Foundations of Schizophrenia

Clinical Neuropsychological Foundations of Schizophrenia
  • Edited by Bernice A. Marcopulos, and Matthew M. Kurtz.

Published June 2012

This volume is the first practitioner-oriented source of information on the neuropsychology of schizophrenia that conveys the growth in the field in terms of what is known about cognition in schizophrenia, its assessment, and how this informs clinical practice. It provides the practicing…
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Vulnerability to Psychosis

From Neurosciences to Psychopathology

Vulnerability to Psychosis
  • Edited by Paolo Fusar-Poli, Stefan J. Borgwardt and Philip McGuire.

Published February 2012

Early clinical intervention in psychosis is now a major objective of mental health services and the development of specialist intervention services has greatly facilitated research on the early phases of this disorder. In this book, contributors provide a review of the neurobiological research in…
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Psychosis as a Personal Crisis

An Experience-Based Approach

  • Edited by Marius Romme, and Sandra Escher.

Published September 2011

Psychosis as a Personal Crisis seeks to challenge the way people who hear voices are both viewed and treated. This book emphasises the individual variation between people who suffer from psychosis and puts forward the idea that hearing voices is not in itself a sign of mental illness. In this book…
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Experiencing Psychosis

Personal and Professional Perspectives

Experiencing Psychosis
  • Edited by Jim Geekie, Patte Randal, Debra Lampshire and John Read.

Published July 2011

Extensive scientific research has been conducted into understanding and learning more about psychotic experiences. However, in existing research the voice of subjective experience is rarely taken into consideration. In this book, first-person accounts are brought centre-stage and examined alongside…
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Schizophrenia

The Final Frontier - A Festschrift for Robin M. Murray

Schizophrenia
  • Edited by Anthony S. David, Shitij Kapur and Peter McGuffin.

Published June 2011

Schizophrenia is a unique project reflecting the contribution that Robin M. Murray has made to the field of psychiatry over the past 35 years, with a particular focus on the advances that have been made to the understanding and treatment of schizophrenia. International contributors have been…
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Problematic and Risk Behaviours in Psychosis

A Shared Formulation Approach

Problematic and Risk Behaviours in Psychosis
  • By Alan Meaden, and David Hacker.

Published November 2010

In spite of improved access to psychosocial interventions, many people with psychosis continue to experience persistent problems which act as significant barriers to their recovery. This book investigates risk and problem behaviours in psychosis, including staff and service factors that can impede…
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CBT for Psychosis

A Symptom-based Approach

CBT for Psychosis
  • Edited by Roger Hagen, Douglas Turkington, Torkil Berge and Rolf W. Gråwe.

Published October 2010

This book offers a new approach to understanding and treating psychotic symptoms using Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). CBT for Psychosis shows how this approach clears the way for a shift away from a biological understanding and towards a psychological understanding of psychosis. Stressing…
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The Extremes of the Bell Curve

Excellent and Poor School Performance and Risk for Severe Mental Disorders

The Extremes of the Bell Curve
  • By James H. MacCabe.

Published March 2010

It has long been claimed that there is a strong association between high intelligence, or exceptional creativity, and mental illness. In this book, James MacCabe investigates this claim, using evidence from Swedish population data. He finds evidence that children who achieve either exceptionally…
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Metacognition and Severe Adult Mental Disorders

From Research to Treatment

Metacognition and Severe Adult Mental Disorders
  • Edited by Giancarlo Dimaggio, and Paul H. Lysaker.

Published March 2010

Many adults who experience severe mental illness also suffer from deficits in metacognition - put simply, thinking about one’s own thought processes - limiting their abilities to recognize, express and manage naturally occurring painful emotions and routine social problems as well as to fathom the…
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Reaching Out

The Psychology of Assertive Outreach

Reaching Out
  • Edited by Caroline Cupitt.

Published August 2009

Assertive outreach is a means of helping people with serious and persistent mental health difficulties who have not engaged with conventional mental health services. Reaching Out examines the application of psychological approaches in assertive outreach – a process which involves forming new…
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