Psychological Interventions in Early Psychosis: A Treatment Handbook

1. An Overview of the Background and Scope for Psychological Interventions in Early Psychosis
2. Changing PACE: Psychological Interventions in the Prepsychotic Phase
3. Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy for Acute and Recent-Onset Psychosis
4. Psychological Intervention in Recovery from Early Psychosis: Cognitively Oriented Psychotherapy
5. The Dynamics of Acute Psychosis and the Role of Dynamic Psychotherapy
6. Working with Families in the Early Stages of Psychosis
7. A Group Psychotherapeutic Intervention During Recovery From First-Episode Psychosis
8. Cannabis and Psychosis: A Psychological Intervention
9. The First Psychotic Relapse: Understanding the Risks, and the Opportunities for Prevention
10. Suicide Prevention in Early Psychosis
11. Psychological Treatment of Persistent Positive Symptoms in Young People with First-Episode Psychosis
12. Cognitive Therapy and Emotional Dysfunction in Early Psychosis
13. Principles and Strategies for Developing Psychosocial Treatments for Negative Symptoms in Early Course Psychosis
14. Making Sense of Psychotic Experience and Working Towards Recovery
15. Psychological Therapies: Implementation in Early Intervention Services

Psychological Interventions in Early Psychosis provides a comprehensive overview of the emerging research and clinical evidence base for psychological treatments across the phases of early psychosis. Beginning with identified at-risk young people, the text continues through to those in acute and recovery phases, to the needs of patients with persistent symptoms. This practical treatment handbook: draws upon the expertise of several internationally recognised clinical and research programs integrates reviews of the relevant research literature with illustrative case examples covers critical issues for the clinician in focal chapters on suicide prevention, comorbid cannabis abuse, and family work describes several modalities of treatment, such as multi-family psychoeducation, group work, psychodynamic and cognitive behavioural approaches. Specialist early psychosis services are developing rapidly worldwide. Psychological Interventions in Early Psychosis will be an essential resource for clinicians and service leaders alike.