Mental Distress and Space ― Community and Clinical Applications

In Loss of Self in Psychosis and CBT: Innovations in Theory and Practice Simon Jakes takes a critical look at contemorary approaches to the psychology of psychosis. In doing so, he explores how these vastly different approaches, as well as our numerous conceptualisations of schizophrenia, work to reduce the effectiveness of CBT as a treatment.

Four different psychological approaches to psychosis are examined in first part of this book, as well as the development of CBT for psychosis and the theory behind this. In the second part, he describes the therapy of some clients and suggests that incorporating ideas from some of the different theories of psychosis in the same treatment may be beneficial.

Using extended examples from clinical practice over the past 20 years to illuminate his theories, Loss of Self in Psychosis and CBT will prove to be thought-provoking reading for clinical psychologists, psychiatrists, and other mental health professionals working with this client group.

Laura McGrath is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of East London. She leads the undergraduate programme in Clinical and Community Psychology.

Paula Reavey is Professor of Psychology at London South Bank University. She is also Research Consultant at St. Andrews Healthcare and a director of The Design in Mental Health Network UK.