Böcker av David Kingdon

"Fully updated throughout, this third edition of Seminars in General Adult Psychiatry provides a highly readable and comprehensive account of modern general adult psychiatry. This is an essential text for psychiatric trainees studying for their MRCPsych exams, and is a source of continuing professional development (CPD) for psychiatrists"--

A concise, introductory guide to the distressing condition of hearing voices, commonly linked with schizophrenia and psychosis, which shows how cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) can help.

A newly updated edition of the authoritative self-help guide for coping with hearing voices using cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) techniques from the bestselling Overcoming series

Reflecting the current legal, professional and cultural context of CBT practice this book provides CBT therapists with an understanding of CBT values and ethics, drawing on both generic counselling ethics and the principles of clinical ethics.

Presents a comprehensive guide designed to enable CBT practitioners to effectively engage people from diverse cultural backgrounds by applying culturally-sensitive therapeutic techniques. This book adapts core CBT techniques including reattribution, normalization, explanation development, formulating, inference chaining and resetting expectations.

* Written specifically with sufferers and carers in mind, to help them understand and apply the basic concepts of cognitive therapy for psychosis. * Illustrates what it is like to have common psychosis and how people's lives can be restored using therapy. * Increases understanding of how the psychosis started, and the factors that worsen symptoms or increase the likelihood of relapse. * Helps the sufferer learn how to control symptoms and delay or prevent relapse. * Includes features and exercises to help sufferers explore their own beliefs and feelings to reflect on the way they cope. * Helps carers know what to say and what to do. * Provides a resource for mental health professionals working with patients, to introduce the approach, support ongoing therapy and make the most efficient use of appointment time.