Description
* Based on extensive clinical experience and real life service settings
* Deals with the roles of several mental health disciplines, as they combine in the these treatment programmes
* Cases from a variety of settings: inpatient, outpatient community
* Describes techniques used with the full range of symptoms
Part of the Wiley Series in Clinical Psychology
About the Author
David Kingdon is Professor of Mental Health Care Delivery at the University of Southampton, UK, and Honorary Consultant Adult Psychiatrist for Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust. He has previously worked as Medical Director for Nottingham Health Care Trust and Senior Medical Officer in the UK Department of Health, UK. He now does policy and implementation work for NHS England and is editor of their mental health web sites.
Douglas Turkington is Professor of Psychosocial Psychiatry at Newcastle University, UK. Professor Turkington is an expert on the efficacy and effectiveness of CBT in the treatment of schizophrenia. A fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists and founding fellow of the Faculty of Cognitive Therapy in Philadelphia, he has written more than 100 articles on the subject of CBT in schizophrenia.
Reviews
"...my book of the year...so stimulating it made me want to return to clinical practice...I cannot praise it enough. Buy it!..." (Mental Health Today, May 2003)
"...This is a timely introduction to CBT for Psychosis with its feet firmly on the ground..." (Psychiatric Bulletin, January 2004)
Book Information
ISBN 9780471498612
Author David Kingdon
Format Paperback
Page Count 256
Imprint John Wiley & Sons Inc
Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
Weight(grams) 425g
Dimensions(mm) 228mm * 152mm * 14mm
