Outcome and Innovation in Psychological Treatment of Schizophrenia by Til Wykes

Outcome and Innovation in Psychological Treatment of Schizophrenia by Til Wykes

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This book provides an overview of current innovative treatments (cognitive behavior therapy, family therapy, compliance therapy, and cognitive deficits remediation), and describes how the theoretical understanding of some of the psychological factors which maintain symptoms can lead to further advances.

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Outcome and Innovation in Psychological Treatment of Schizophrenia by Til Wykes

This book provides an overview of current innovative treatments (cognitive behavior therapy, family therapy, compliance therapy, and cognitive deficits remediation), and describes how the theoretical understanding of some of the psychological factors which maintain symptoms can lead to further advances. As well as evaluating cost effectiveness studies, the book describes the pathway to an exemplary economic analysis of psychological treatments.
".. a great asset ... will indeed find valuable facts.."(Behavioural Cognitive Psychotherapy, Vol.30 2002)

"...Each author's contribution illuminates the issue from aninteresting angle and in an unique way..." (Cognitive BehaviouralPsychotherapy)

Dame Hilary Margaret Wykes is an English academic, author and editor. She is Professor of Clinical Psychology and Rehabilitation at King's College London, Director of the NIHR Clinical Research Network: Mental Health, and President and Secretary of Schizophrenia International Research Society.

Nicholas Tarrier is Professor of Clinical Psychology, Head of the Division of Clinical Psychology and Research Director of the School of Psychological Sciences, University of Manchester, UK, and Honorary Consultant Clinical Psychologist in the Manchester Mental Health and Social Care NHS Trust. He has held academic posts at universities in Brazil and Australia.He has a long-standing interest in the practice and evaluation of Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy and its application to a wide range of disorders.

Shôn Lewis is the editor of Outcome and Innovation in Psychological Treatment of Schizophrenia, published by Wiley.

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ISBN 13 9780471978428
ISBN 10 0471978426
Title Outcome and Innovation in Psychological Treatment of Schizophrenia
Author Til Wykes
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
Year published 1998-03-20
Number of pages 304
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