Back to Life, Back to Normality: Volume 1: Cognitive Therapy, Recovery and Psychosis (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521699563)

- 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: Douglas Turkington, David Kingdon, Shanaya Rathod
ISBN-10: 0521699568
ISBN-13: 9780521699563
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 03/12/2009
Pages: 200
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 9.26h x 6.26w x 0.38d