CBT for Those at Risk of a First Episode Psychosis av Mark (VU Universtity The Netherlands) van der Gaag, Dorien (Academic Medical Centre The Netherla

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<P>Can severe mental illness be prevented by early intervention?</P><P>Mental illness is highly prevalent in the general population and has its onset mostly in adolescence and young adulthood. Early intervention usually leads to improved prognosis. This book describes a newly developed, evidence based cognitive behavioural intervention that can be used by clinicians to treat the precursor symptoms of psychosis and other severe mental illness. <EM>CBT for those at risk of a First Episode Psychosis</EM> offers a detailed new psychotherapy that has been shown to reduce the chance of transition to a first psychotic episode and to improve the chance for recovery. This encompasses:</P><UL><P></P></UL><P>Psycho-education about prepsychotic symptoms</P><UL><P></P><P></P></UL><P>A review of literature about psychological processes that are known to play a role in the development of psychosis </P><UL><P></P><P></P></UL><P>A comprehensive manual ¿ illustrated by numerous clinical vignettes - that