Cognitive Therapy of Schizophrenia.RC514 2004-012738 1-59385-104-9 Cognitive therapy cognitive therapy n. Any of a variety of techniques in psychotherapy that utilize guided self-discovery, imaging, self-instruction, and related forms of elicited cognitions as the principal mode of treatment. of schizophrenia schizophrenia (skĭt'səfrē`nēə), group of severe mental disorders characterized by reality distortions resulting in unusual thought patterns and behaviors. . Kingdon, David G. and Douglas Turkington. (Guides to individualized in·di·vid·u·al·ize tr.v. in·di·vid·u·al·ized, in·di·vid·u·al·iz·ing, in·di·vid·u·al·iz·es 1. To give individuality to. 2. To consider or treat individually; particularize. 3. evidence-based treatment) Guilford Pr., [c]2005 219 p. $35.00 This manual describes an approach to cognitive therapy for individuals with schizophrenia that accentuates a collaboratively generated formulation in guiding the process. Coverage includes not only the therapy but also the concept that clinicians can adapt treatment to the needs of the patient in a flexible, systematic, and theory driven manner. Psychiatrists Kingdon (U.K. National Health Service; University of Southhampton, U.K.) and Turkington (University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Royal Victoria Infirmary The Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI), in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, was opened on 11 July 1906 by Edward VII on ten acres of Town Moor given by the Corporation and Freemen. ) offer many examples to illustrate the complexities of the subject as well as reproducible materials in the appendices ap·pen·di·ces n. A plural of appendix. for different ratings scales, information handouts, formulation sheets, and diaries. |
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