A Clinical Introduction to Psychosis: Foundations for Clinical Psychologists and Neuropsychologists

by Johanna C. Badcock (Editor), Georgie Paulik (Editor)

Overview

This practical guide outlines the latest advances in understanding and treating psychotic symptoms and disorders, articulating step-by-step the clinical skills and knowledge required to effectively treat this patient population. A Clinical Introduction to Psychosis takes an evidence-based approach that encourages a wider perspective on clinical practice, with chapters covering stigma and bias, cultural factors, the importance of social functioning, physical health, sleep, and more. A broad array of treatment modalities are discussed, including cognitive behavioral therapy, cognitive remediation, psychosocial interventions, trauma-informed therapies, and recovery-oriented practice. The book also provides a concise overview of the latest advances regarding cognitive profiles in people with psychotic disorders, the developmental progression of cognitive abilities, and the clinical relevance of cognitive dysfunction. The book additionally familiarizes readers with issues and controversies surrounding diagnostic classification, transdiagnostic expression, and dimensional assessment of symptoms in psychosis. - Provides treatment and assessment methods for psychotic symptoms and disorders - Looks at how psychosis develops and the impact of stigma on clinicians and clients - Studies the links between trauma, PTSD, and psychosis, as well as sleep and psychosis - Covers digital technologies for treating and assessing psychosis - Outlines strategies for treating visual and auditory hallucinations - Examines how to incorporate consumer and clinician perspectives in clinical practice

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780128150139
Publisher:	Elsevier Science & Technology Books
Publication date:	10/19/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	742
File size:	25 MB
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About the Author

Johanna Badcock is a Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science and has been conducting clinical research on psychotic symptoms and disorders for over 25 years. She graduated with a BA in Experimental Psychology from the University of Oxford, and received her MA (Clinical Psychology) and PhD on psychosis proneness, from the University of Melbourne. Her studies have mainly focussed on unravelling the cognitive, emotional and social mechanisms involved in the individual symptoms of psychosis, especially auditory hallucinations. She has mentored students in clinical and neuropsychology over many years and is now the Research Director of Perth Voices Clinic – an integrated clinical and research facility for people with anomalous perceptual experiences which also provides advanced training for future clinical psychologists.
Georgie Paulik is a clinician-researcher and Clinical Director of Perth Voices Clinic, Western Australia. She graduated with BSc (Honours) and Masters (Clinical Psychology) / PhD from the University of Western Australia. For the past decade her research and clinical work have centred on voices (auditory hallucinations), early psychosis and the prevention of illness in people at ultra-high-risk for psychosis. She provides training and supervision to postgraduate clinical psychology students in the delivery of psychological interventions for voices, as well as advanced training for mental health clinicians in this (and related) areas.

Table of Contents

SECTION 1 - THE BASICS1. What is psychosis? Part One: Lived experience perspectives Past, present and future – Clair de La Lune My Hidden Superpower - Evie Glasshouse Part Two: Current conceptualisation of psychosis – Clinical and research perspectives2. Models of Schizophrenia. A Selective Review of Genetic, Neuropharmacological, Cognitive and Social Approaches3. Understanding the Impact of Mental Health Stigma and the Role of Clinicians as Allie4. Culture and psychosis in clinical practice5. The recovery model and psychosis SECTION 2 - ASSESSMENT 6. Symptom assessment and psychosis7. Negative symptoms and their assessment in schizophrenia and related disorders8. Assessing social and non-social cognition in schizophrenia and related disorders9. Assessing social functioning across the life course in psychosis10. Trauma, psychosis and post-traumatic stress disorder11. Effectively Assessing Sleep and Circadian Rhythms in Psychosis12. Benefits, assessment and preferences of physical activity in psychosis13. Screening and assessment of substance use in psychosis SECTION 3 - LINKING ASSESSMENT TO TREATMENT14. Clinical case formulation SECTION 4 - THERAPIES15. Cognitive Behavioural Therapies for Psychosis 16. Third Wave CBT Interventions for Psychosis17. Cognitive remediation to improve functional outcome18. Promoting psychosocial functioning and recovery in schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders19. Trauma informed therapies20. Better sleep: Evidence-based interventions21. Get moving: physical activity and exercise for mental health22. Treating comorbid substance use and psychosis23. A brief guide to medications for psychosis24. Get in early: Early intervention services for psychotic symptoms SECTION 5 - NEW DIRECTIONS IN RESEARCH AND PRACTICE 25. Beyond belief: new approaches to the treatment of paranoia 26. Being a scientist-practitioner in the field of psychosis: Experiences from voices clinics 27. The therapeutic use of digital technologies in psychosis28. Tracking language in real time in psychosis29. Integrating lived experience perspectives into clinical practice

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Outlines the clinical skills and expertise required to assess and treat psychotic symptoms and disorders