| Beyond Medication: Therapeutic Engagement and the Recovery from Psychosis Contributor(s): Garfield, David (Editor), Mackler, Daniel (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415463874 ISBN-13: 9780415463874 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $46.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2008 Annotation: Beyond Medication focuses on the creation and evolution of the therapeutic relationship as the agent of change in the recovery from psychosis. This book will be essential reading for all mental health professionals working with psychosis.
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Psychopathology - General - Psychology | Clinical Psychology - Psychology | Mental Health |
| Dewey: 616.89 |
| LCCN: 2008021537 |
| Series: International Society for the Psychological Treatments of th |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 9" W x 6" (0.80 lbs) 216 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Mentally Challenged |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Beyond Medication focuses on the creation and evolution of the therapeutic relationship as the agent of change in the recovery from psychosis. Organized from the clinician's point of view, this practical guidebook moves directly into the heart of the therapeutic process with a sequence of chapters that outline the progressive steps of engagement necessary to recovery. Both the editors and contributors challenge the established medical model by placing the therapeutic relationship at the centre of the treatment process, thus supplanting medication as the single most important element in recovery. Divided into three parts, topics of focus include:
This book will be essential reading for all mental health professionals working with psychosis including psychoanalysts, psychiatrists, psychologists and social workers. |