Michael Garrett 
Psychotherapy for Psychosis [EPUB ebook] 
Integrating Cognitive-Behavioral and Psychodynamic Treatment

In this innovative book, master clinician Michael Garrett shows how to weave together cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and psychodynamic therapy to support the recovery of persons suffering from psychosis. This integrated framework builds on the strengths of both methods to achieve lasting gains, even for patients with severe, chronic mental illness. The therapist is guided to use CBT to help the patient recognize the literal falsity of delusions, while employing psychodynamic strategies to explore the figurative truth and personal meaning of psychotic symptoms. Extended case presentations and numerous clinical vignettes illustrate Garrett’s compassionate, empowering approach.



Winner (Second Place)–
American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year Award, Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing Category

Tabela de Conteúdo

Introduction

I. Theory

1. Essential Problems in Psychosis and Basic Definitions

2. Biological and Psychological Models of Psychosis

3. Psychosis: An Autobiographical Play Staged in the Real World

4. Disturbances of Figurative Language, Concrete Metaphors, and Delusional Identities

II. Psychotherapy Technique

5. Treatment Overview and Patient Selection

6. Engaging the Patient

7. Eliciting the Patient’s Story

8. Discussing Reality with a Psychotic Person

9. Assessing Coping Strategies and Introducing Three Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis (CBTp) Models

10. Working CBTp and Psychodynamic Formulations

11. Working with Voices and Other CBTp Techniques

12. Challenging Delusions

13. Psychodynamic Interpretation of Psychotic Symptoms

14. The Case of Ariel

15. The Cases of Asha and Kasper

III. Psychotherapy for Psychosis in the Public Sector

16. Current Clinical Conditions in Public Mental Health

17. A Template for Ambitious Psychotherapy in the Public Sector

References

Index

Sobre o autor

Michael Garrett, MD, is Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and Director of Psychotherapy Education in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the State University of New York (SUNY) Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn. He is Certified in Psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and is a faculty member at the Psychoanalytic Association of New York, affiliated with NYU Langone Health. Dr. Garrett’s research interests include the relationship between psychosis and ordinary mental life, and psychotherapy for psychosis. He is a four-time recipient of the SUNY Downstate Distinguished Educator Award.