Early detection and cognitive therapy for people at high risk of developing psychosis : a treatment approach - French, Paul, 1963-; Morrison, Anthony P., 1969- (Chichester, West Sussex, England : John Wiley & Sons, 2004)
Background -- Rationale for and importance of early intervention -- How to identify at-risk groups -- Which prevention strategy to adopt -- Cognitive therapy for prevention of psychosis -- Why cognitive therapy? -- An overview of therapy -- Assessment, formulation and a theory of psychosis -- Change strategies -- Normalisation -- Generating and evaluating alternative explanations -- Safety behaviours -- Metacognition --'I am different' and other core beliefs -- Social isolation -- Relapse prevention
Keywords: Psychotic Disorders -- prevention & diagnosis; Psychotic -- diagnosis; Cognitive therapy