Back to Life, Back to Normality: Volume 2 by Douglas Turkington

Back to Life, Back to Normality: Volume 2 by Douglas Turkington

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This important book describes the typical symptoms and problems of those suffering from psychotic disorders and offers techniques as to how a carer can listen, interact and communicate their support. Taking a recovery focused perspective, the book provides support and optimism for carers of relatives with schizophrenia and other psychoses.

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Back to Life, Back to Normality: Volume 2 by Douglas Turkington

What do I do when my son or daughter appears to be hallucinating, paranoid or has stopped looking after themselves? Written for family members and friends of those who suffer from schizophrenia and other psychoses, Back to Life, Back to Normality 2 describes the typical symptoms and problems of those suffering from psychotic disorders and discusses how a relative can best listen, interact and communicate their support. Research conducted by authors Douglas Turkington and Helen Spencer has shown that individuals without psychiatric training and qualifications can easily learn and safely use some basic cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) techniques to help communicate effectively and provide support to their loved one suffering from psychosis. These techniques are described and illustrated with examples throughout this book, to allow carers to learn how to provide the best possible support and help facilitate a recovery for those suffering.
Douglas Turkington, M.D. is Professor of Psychosocial Psychiatry at Newcastle University and Consultant Psychiatrist with Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust. He has been researching the subject of CBT for schizophrenia and other psychoses for over thirty years. His interactive workshops and demonstration videos have been influential in training mental health professionals and family members internationally. Helen M. Spencer, B.A. currently works as a Clinical Studies Officer for the Clinical Research Network (CRN), NIHR Portfolio Research Delivery Team (Mental Health) at Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust. She is an Associate Clinical Researcher at Newcastle University and also a Doctoral Researcher studying part-time for her Ph.D. in Psychology at Newcastle University. Helen has worked on numerous randomised controlled trials of CBT for schizophrenia and other psychoses and delivers annual workshops on the subject of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for psychosis (CBTp) in both the UK and Norway.
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ISBN 13 9781107564831
ISBN 10 1107564832
Title Back to Life, Back to Normality: Volume 2
Author Douglas Turkington
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Year published 2018-11-29
Number of pages 128
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.