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

Anthony P. Morrison (University of Manchester, UK)

ISBN 10: 158391837X / ISBN 13: 9781583918371

Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom, London, 2008

About this Item

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 cant 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 Youre 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 goinguse 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 behavelearn how to change thoughts, feelings and behaviour for the betterpractice skills between sessions using worksheetsBased on clinically proven techniques and filled with examples of how cognitive therapy can help people with distressing psychotic experiences, Think Youre Crazy? Think Again will be a valuable resource for people with psychosis. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Think You're Crazy? Think Again: A Resource Book for Cognitive Therapy for Psychosis
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom, London
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 158391837X
• ISBN 13: 9781583918371
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 299 grams

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

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.