CBT for Those at Risk of a First Episode Psychosis

Mark van der Gaag, Dorien Nieman, David Van Den Berg

"This book is an important contribution to the treatment of people with a high risk for developing psychosis. The authors succeeded in integrating recent research findings on cognitive biases and the psychology of salience into a cognitive behavioural therapy framework. The authors are excellent researchers and therapists and this effective therapy is described stepwise, making this handbook transparent and easy to read." - Aaron T. Beck, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania CBT for those at risk of a First Episode Psychosis offers a detailed new psychotherapy that has been shown to reduce the chance of transition to a first psychotic episode and to improve the chance for recovery. This encompasses: - Psycho-education about prepsychotic symptoms - A review of literature about psychological processes that are known to play a role in the development of psychosis - A...