Outcome and Innovation in Psychological Treatment of Schizophrenia / Edition 1

by Til Wykes, Nicholas Tarrier, Shôn Lewis

Overview

This book provides an overview of current innovative treatments (cognitive behavior therapy, family therapy, compliance therapy, and cognitive deficits remediation), and describes how the theoretical understanding of some of the psychological factors which maintain symptoms can lead to further advances. As well as evaluating cost effectiveness studies, the book describes the pathway to an exemplary economic analysis of psychological treatments.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780471978428
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	08/03/1999
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.66(d)

About the Author

Dame Hilary Margaret Wykes is an English academic, author and editor. She is Professor of Clinical Psychology and Rehabilitation at King's College London, Director of the NIHR Clinical Research Network: Mental Health, and President and Secretary of Schizophrenia International Research Society.

Nicholas Tarrier is Professor of Clinical Psychology, Head of the Division of Clinical Psychology and Research Director of the School of Psychological Sciences, University of Manchester, UK, and Honorary Consultant Clinical Psychologist in the Manchester Mental Health and Social Care NHS Trust. He has held academic posts at universities in Brazil and Australia.He has a long-standing interest in the practice and evaluation of Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy and its application to a wide range of disorders.

Shôn Lewis is the editor of Outcome and Innovation in Psychological Treatment of Schizophrenia, published by Wiley.

Table of Contents

Innovation and Outcome in Psychological Treatments forSchizophrenia: The Way Ahead? (T. Wykes, et al.).

The Cognitive Origins of Schizophrenia and Prospects forIntervention (K. Nuechterlein & K. Subotnik).

The Measurement of Outcome in Schizophrenia (R. Drake, etal.).

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy of Schizophrenia (D. Kingdon & D.Turkington).

Depression and Suicidal Thinking in Psychosis: A Cognitive Approach(M. Birchwood & Z. Iqbal).

The Evaluation of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Psychosis (P.Garety, et al.).

Psychological Processes and Delusional Beliefs: Implications forthe Treatment of Paranoid States (R. Bentall & P.Kinderman).

The Effects of a Remediational Approach to Cognitive Therapy forSchizophrenia (W. Spaulding, et al.).

Coercion, Adherence or Collaboration?: Influences on Compliancewith Medication (M. McPhillips & T. Sensky).

Biobehavioural Therapy: Interactions Between Pharmacotherapy andBehavior Therapy in Schizophrenia (R. Liberman, et al.).

Working with Carers: Interventions for Relative and Staff Carers ofThose who have Psychosis (E. Kuipers).

Training and Dissemination: Research to Practice in InnovativePsychosocial Treatments for Schizophrenia (N. Tarrier, etal.).

Outcome and Costs of Psychological Therapies in Schizophrenia (H.Brenner & M. Pfammatter).

Economic Evaluation of Psychological Treatments for Schizophrenia(M. Knapp & A. Healey).

Index.

Editorial Reviews

3 Stars from Doody

This is a thought-provoking collection of articles by psychotherapy researchers in the United Kingdom and two academic centers in the U.S. The idea for this book arose out of a conference in Cambridge, England, in September 1995, which provided a forum for a critical discussion about the utility of psychotherapy, particularly cognitive therapy, and its impact on outcome in schizophrenia. It consists primarily of previously unpublished articles. It is intended to provide a review of the evidence for the efficacy and utility of psychological treatments and to illuminate the need for further research to identify specific treatment effects. The targeted audience includes psychiatrists, psychologists, psychotherapists, nurses, and researchers. Each chapter contains a well-written, concise review of its topic from theory to practical application, sometimes provocative, with an emphasis on practicality. Topics include an excellent overview of current thinking on the cognitive origins of schizophrenia; outcome measurement; cognitive approaches to delusions, thought disorder, hallucinations, and concomitant depression; working with families; and practical cost-effectiveness analyses. Each chapter concludes with an excellent and generally extensive bibliography to assist in-depth study of the topics presented. This is a challenging and useful publication that should serve well as a helpful blueprint for the thoughtful development of an evidence-based approach to the psychotherapy of schizophrenia. It is one of those unusual books which will reward any reader who possesses an interest in cognitive psychotherapy, outcome measurement, and/or schizophrenia, whether practicing clinician oracademician.

John K. Larson

Reviewer: John K. Larson, MD (Rush University Medical Center)
Description: This is a thought-provoking collection of articles by psychotherapy researchers in the United Kingdom and two academic centers in the U.S. The idea for this book arose out of a conference in Cambridge, England, in September 1995, which provided a forum for a critical discussion about the utility of psychotherapy, particularly cognitive therapy, and its impact on outcome in schizophrenia. It consists primarily of previously unpublished articles.
Purpose: It is intended to provide a review of the evidence for the efficacy and utility of psychological treatments and to illuminate the need for further research to identify specific treatment effects.
Audience: The targeted audience includes psychiatrists, psychologists, psychotherapists, nurses, and researchers.
Features: Each chapter contains a well-written, concise review of its topic from theory to practical application, sometimes provocative, with an emphasis on practicality. Topics include an excellent overview of current thinking on the cognitive origins of schizophrenia; outcome measurement; cognitive approaches to delusions, thought disorder, hallucinations, and concomitant depression; working with families; and practical cost-effectiveness analyses. Each chapter concludes with an excellent and generally extensive bibliography to assist in-depth study of the topics presented.
Assessment: This is a challenging and useful publication that should serve well as a helpful blueprint for the thoughtful development of an evidence-based approach to the psychotherapy of schizophrenia. It is one of those unusual books which will reward any reader who possesses an interest in cognitive psychotherapy, outcome measurement, and/or schizophrenia, whether practicing clinician or academician.

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