Staying Well After Psychosis: A Cognitive Interpersonal Approach to Recovery and Relapse Prevention

by A. Gumley and Matthias Schwannauer

Book Overview

Staying Well After Psychosis

Staying Well After Psychosis is extremely readable, based on solid research evidence and packed full of clinical insights and strategies that will satisfy any clinician seeking innovative approaches to the promotion of recovery from psychosis.
Anthony P. Morrison, Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of Manchester, UK

Over the past decade our understanding of the experience of psychosis...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0470021853
• ISBN13: 9780470021859
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 8.7"

Customer Reviews

For the Clinician, not the Sufferer

So few books are out there for families with loved ones who have suffered a psychotic episode, that I started with this book out of desperation. It was a very difficult read for the lay person, but I did come away with some valuable statistics, and at least a general idea of what our family is up against. I learned the probabilities of relapse; the signs of illness and impending relapse; and I learned what patients and their families often feel and experience as a result of psychosis. It did help me think compassionately towards myself as I have been very overwhelmed and depressed as a primary care provider for an elderly sufferer with late- life onset (first episode). The book was written by psychiatrists practicing in the UK. The language is not only very clinical, but a bit foreign to this American reader. The book does talk about cognitive treatment strategies for patients, but it was so difficult to read that as a lay person I didn't gain a whole lot from those sections of the book. I rated it five star for its well documented research content and statistical information. However, I do feel the title should have included "Clinician's Guide / Handbook," or something like that, rather than seeming to appeal to the sufferer. At no point in the book does it even talk to the sufferer directly.