Therapeutic Communities for Psychosis offers a uniquely global insight into the renewed interest in the use of therapeutic communities for the treatment of psychosis, as complementary to pharmacological treatment. Within this edited volume contributors from around the world look at the range of treatment programmes on offer in therapeutic communities for those suffering from psychosis.

Divided into three parts, the book covers:

• the historical and philosophical background of therapeutic communities and the treatment of psychosis in this context
• treatment settings and clinical models
• alternative therapies and extended applications.

This book will be essential reading for all mental health professionals, targeting readers from a number of disciplines including psychiatry, psychology, social work, psychotherapy and group analysis.

About the Author

John Gale is CEO of Community Housing and Therapy, a mental health charity specialising in therapeutic communities. He is a board member of ISPS UK, and was development editor and deputy editor of the journal Therapeutic Communities.

Alba Realpe is the deputy manager at Mount Lodge, a therapeutic community in Eastbourne, run by Community Housing and Therapy.

Enrico Pedriali is a physician, clinical psychologist, psychoanalytic psychotherapist and consultant in mental health institutions. He is a group analyst and past President of the Italian Association of Therapeutic Communities.

Reviews

'As we used to say, the therapeutic community stands for the healthy side of the patient, which we seek to rescue and support (...) That recovery of personhood is conceived technically in a myriad of ways in all this book's fascinating accounts of communities and approaches and theorisations. What appeals to me so much is the common strand of serious endeavour to put the institutions to right.' - Bob Hinshelwood, From the Foreword.

Book Information
ISBN 9780415440547
Author John Gale
Format Paperback
Page Count 296
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 453g