Psychotherapy for Psychosis: Integrating Cognitive-Behavioral and Psychodynamic Treatment (Hardcover)

IntroductionI. Theory1. Essential Problems in Psychosis and Basic Definitions2. Biological and Psychological Models of Psychosis3. Psychosis: An Autobiographical Play Staged in the Real World4. Disturbances of Figurative Language, Concrete Metaphors, and Delusional IdentitiesII. Psychotherapy Technique5. Treatment Overview and Patient Selection6. Engaging the Patient7. Eliciting the Patient’s Story8. Discussing Reality with a Psychotic Person9. Assessing Coping Strategies and Introducing Three CBTp Models10. Working CBTp and Psychodynamic Formulations11. Working with Voices and Other CBTp Techniques12. Challenging Delusions13. Psychodynamic Interpretation of Psychotic Symptoms14. The Case of Ariel15. The Cases of Asha and KasperIII. Psychotherapy for Psychosis in the Public Sector16. Current Clinical Conditions in Public Mental Health17. A Template for Ambitious Psychotherapy in the Public SectorReferencesIndex