Think You're Crazy? Think Again: A Resource Book for Cognitive Therapy for Psychosis

Author:   Anthony P. Morrison (University of Manchester, UK) ,  Julia Renton (Bedfordshire and Luton Partnership Trust, UK) ,  Paul French ,  Richard Bentall (University of Manchester, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:  

9781583918364


Pages:   160
Publication Date:   03 April 2008
Format:   Hardback
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Think You're Crazy? Think Again: A Resource Book for Cognitive Therapy for Psychosis


Overview

Are you troubled by hearing voices or seeing visions that others do not? Do you believe that other people are trying to harm you or control you? Do you feel that something odd is going on that you can't explain or that things are happening around you with a special meaning? Do you worry that other people can read your mind or that thoughts are being put in your head? Think You're Crazy? Think Again provides an effective step-by-step aid to understanding your problems, making positive changes and promoting recovery. Written by experts in the field, this book will help you to: understand how your problems developed and what keeps them going use questionnaires and monitoring sheets to identify and track changes in the links between your experiences, how you make sense of these and how you feel and behave learn how to change thoughts, feelings and behaviour for the better practice skills between sessions using worksheets Based on clinically proven techniques and filled with examples of how cognitive therapy can help people with distressing psychotic experiences, Think You're Crazy? Think Again will be a valuable resource for people with psychosis.

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Author:   Anthony P. Morrison (University of Manchester, UK) ,  Julia Renton (Bedfordshire and Luton Partnership Trust, UK) ,  Paul French ,  Richard Bentall (University of Manchester, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 17.40cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   0.430kg
ISBN:  

9781583918364


ISBN 10:   1583918361
Pages:   160
Publication Date:   03 April 2008
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us.

Table of Contents

What is Psychosis? Are My Experiences Abnormal? Will I Be Like This Forever? What’s Happening to Me? Evaluating Your Thoughts. Evaluating Your Thoughts by Changing Your Behaviour. Helpful and Unhelpful Ways of Coping. Feeling Good About Yourself. Staying Well. Using Medication. Recovery. Who Can Help?

Reviews

Morrison and colleagues have produced the ideal book on CBT for psychosis. It destigmatises and energises people with psychosis instilling hope and insight. Every chapter is a gem of understanding and opportunity. All mental health professionals, users and carers should have access to this book. -- Douglas Turkington, Professor of Psychosocial Psychiatry, Newcastle University, UK ...a step-by-step, common-sense, easy-to-follow, empathetic guide to understanding why such beliefs can occur and endure, and how to make sense of thoughts, feelings and events in a different way that removes the fear and confusion. - Human Givens Journal


Morrison and colleagues have produced the ideal book on CBT for psychosis. It destigmatises and energises people with psychosis instilling hope and insight. Every chapter is a gem of understanding and opportunity. All mental health professionals, users and carers should have access to this book. -- Douglas Turkington, Professor of Psychosocial Psychiatry, Newcastle University, UK


"""Morrison and colleagues have produced the ideal book on CBT for psychosis. It destigmatises and energises people with psychosis instilling hope and insight. Every chapter is a gem of understanding and opportunity. All mental health professionals, users and carers should have access to this book."" -- Douglas Turkington, Professor of Psychosocial Psychiatry, Newcastle University, UK ""...a step-by-step, common-sense, easy-to-follow, empathetic guide to understanding why such beliefs can occur and endure, and how to make sense of thoughts, feelings and events in a different way that removes the fear and confusion."" - Human Givens Journal"


Author Information

Anthony P. Morrison is a Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Manchester and Associate Director for Early Intervention Services at Bolton Salford and Trafford Mental Health Trust. Julia C. Renton is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist at Bedfordshire and Luton Mental Health and Social Care Partnership Trust. Paul French is a research cognitive therapist at the University of Manchester and Associate Director for Early Intervention Services at Bolton Salford and Trafford Mental Health Trust. Richard P. Bentall is a Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Bangor.

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