The International Society for the Psychological Treatments of the Schizophrenias and Other Psychoses

Beyond Medication: Therapeutic Engagement and the Recovery from Psychosis

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:00:00 -0500

Edited by David Garfield, and Daniel Mackler.

Beyond Medication focuses on the creation and evolution of the therapeutic relationship as the agent of change in the recovery from psychosis. Organized from the clinician’s point of view, this practical guidebook moves directly into the heart of the therapeutic process with a sequence of chapters…

ISBN: 9780415463874

Published Dec 16, 2009 by Routledge Mental Health

Psychotherapeutic Approaches to Schizophrenic Psychoses: Past, Present and Future

Wed, 27 May 2009 20:00:00 -0400

Edited by Yrjö O. Alanen, Manuel González de Chávez, Ann-Louise S. Silver and Brian Martindale.

Psychotherapeutic Approaches to Schizophrenic Psychoses brings together professionals from around the world to provide an extensive overview of the treatment of schizophrenia and psychosis. Divided into three parts – past, present and future – the book begins by examining the history of the…

ISBN: 9780415440134

Published May 27, 2009 by Routledge Mental Health

Making Sense of Madness: Contesting the Meaning of Schizophrenia

Tue, 05 May 2009 20:00:00 -0400

By Jim Geekie, and John Read.

The experience of madness – which might also be referred to more formally as ‘schizophrenia’ or ‘psychosis’ – consists of a complex, confusing and often distressing collection of experiences, such as hearing voices or developing unusual, seemingly unfounded beliefs. Madness, in its various forms…

ISBN: 9780415461962

Published May 05, 2009 by Routledge Mental Health

Therapeutic Communities for Psychosis: Philosophy, History and Clinical Practice

Thu, 22 May 2008 20:00:00 -0400

Edited by John Gale, Alba Realpe and Enrico Pedriali.

Therapeutic Communities for Psychosis offers a uniquely global insight into the renewed interest in the use of therapeutic communities for the treatment of psychosis, as complementary to pharmacological treatment. Within this edited volume contributors from around the world look at the range of…

ISBN: 9780415440547

Published May 22, 2008 by Routledge Mental Health

Psychotherapies for the Psychoses: Theoretical, Cultural and Clinical Integration

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 19:00:00 -0500

Edited by John F. M. Gleeson, Eóin Killackey and Helen Krstev.

Can biological and psychological interventions be integrated in the treatment of psychosis? Throughout the world, access to psychotherapeutic and psychosocial treatments for the psychoses varies significantly, with many people diagnosed with psychotic disorders receiving only medication as…

ISBN: 9780415411929

Published Jan 16, 2008 by Routledge Mental Health

Experiences of Mental Health In-patient Care: Narratives From Service Users, Carers and Professionals

Wed, 21 Mar 2007 20:00:00 -0400

Edited by Mark Hardcastle, David Kennard, Sheila Grandison and Leonard Fagin.

Commended in the Mental Health category of the 2008 BMA Medical Book Competition. This book offers an insight into the experience of psychiatric in-patient care, from both a professional and a user perspective. The editors highlight the problems in creating therapeutic environments within…

ISBN: 9780415410823

Published Mar 21, 2007 by Routledge Mental Health

Family and Multi-Family Work with Psychosis: A Guide for Professionals

Wed, 13 Sep 2006 20:00:00 -0400

By Gerd-Ragna Bloch Thorsen, Trond Gronnestad and Anne Lise Oxnevad.

Family and Multi-Family Work with Psychosis provides a practical step-by-step guide for professionals treating psychosis using family work. The authors draw on over ten years of experience working with family and multi-family groups where there are members with a psychotic disturbance. They…

ISBN: 9781583917275

Published Sep 13, 2006 by Routledge Mental Health

Evolving Psychosis: Different Stages, Different Treatments

Wed, 22 Feb 2006 19:00:00 -0500

Edited by Jan Olav Johannessen, Brian V. Martindale and Johan Cullberg.

Can early, need-adapted treatment prevent the long-terms effects of psychosis? How important is phase-specific treatment? Evolving Psychosis explores the success of psycho-social treatments for psychosis in helping patients recover more quickly and stay well longer. Mental health professionals…

ISBN: 9781583917237

Published Feb 22, 2006 by Routledge Mental Health

Psychoses: An Integrative Perspective

Wed, 04 Jan 2006 19:00:00 -0500

By Johan Cullberg.

Psychoses provides a unique perspective on the challenges associated with understanding and treating psychoses, bringing together insights and developments from medicine and psychology to give a full and balanced overview of the subject. Johan Cullberg draws on his extensive experience working…

ISBN: 9781583919934

Published Jan 04, 2006 by Routledge Mental Health

Models of Madness: Psychological, Social and Biological Approaches to Schizophrenia

Wed, 03 Mar 2004 19:00:00 -0500

Edited by John Read, Richard Bentall and Loren Mosher.

Models of Madness shows that hallucinations and delusions are understandable reactions to life events and circumstances rather than symptoms of a supposed genetic predisposition or biological disturbance. International contributors:* critique the 'medical model' of madness* examine the dominance of…

ISBN: 9781583919064

Published Mar 03, 2004 by Routledge Mental Health