The Recovery of the Self in Psychosis

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The Recovery of the Self in Psychosis details specific therapeutic approaches as well as considers how treatments can be individually tailored and adapted to help persons whose mental health challenges may be either mild or more severe. By focusing on basic elements of the experiences of persons diagnosed with psychosis and exploring the broader meanings these experiences have, each of these treatments offers distinctive ways to help persons define and manage their own recovery. The book includes measurable therapeutic processes, an empirically supported conceptual basis for understanding disturbances in self-experience and rich descriptions of the recovery process. The Recovery of the Self in Psychosis moves beyond approaches which dictate what health is to persons with psychosis through education. It will be essential reading for all clinical psychologists and psychotherapists working with people diagnosed with psychosis. Cover Half Title Series Page Title Page Copyright Page Contents List of contributors 1 The role of metacognition and mentalization in the recovery of the self: introduction and overview 2 A mentalization-based treatment framework to support the recovery of the self in emerging psychosis during adolescence 3 Adapting Metacognitive Reflection and Insight Therapy for Early Psychosis (MERIT-EP): a focus on insight and recovery of the self 4 The process of recovery of sense of self in the face of persecutory delusions and hostility 5 The recovery of the self in adults with delusions: a mentalization-based psychotherapy 6 Transference and countertransference in the recovery of self in metacognitively-oriented therapies for psychosis 7 The potential for reduction or discontinuation of antipsychotic medication with the use of Metacognitive Reflection and Insight Therapy (MERIT) 8 Narrative Enhancement Cognitive Therapy (NECT): the recovery of the self from internalized stigma 9 The recovery of sense of self while coping with negative symptoms 10 The recovery of the self through Therapeutic Alliance Focused Group Therapy 11 Trauma and meaning-making in the recovery of the self: implications for Metacognitive Reflection and Insight Therapy (MERIT) 12 A common journey: the recovery of the self in psychosis through therapeutic interactions 13 The recovery of the self in psychosis: a concluding unscientific postscript Index