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Record Nr.

UNISA996198690503316

Titolo

Promoting recovery in early psychosis [[electronic resource] ] : a practice manual / / edited by Paul French ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Ames, IA, : Blackwell, 2010

ISBN

1-282-55071-3

9786612550713

1-4443-1881-0

1-4443-1882-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (317 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

FrenchPaul <1963->

Disciplina

616.8914

Soggetti

Psychoses

Psychoses - Treatment

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Editor biographies; Contributors; Foreword; 1 Introduction; EI and reform of mental health practice in England; EI: Policy, practice and research; Final reflections; Useful information resources; References; Theme 1 Improve access and engagement; 2 Duration of untreated psychosis and pathways to care; Introduction; A brief summary of the evidence; Who experiences long treatment delays?; Barriers to identification and treatment; Implementation into practice; Early detection and community education; Interventions in primary care; Interventions in secondary care

Implications and conclusionsReferences; 3 Inpatient provision in early psychosis; Introduction; Why hospitalise?; Problems in the acute ward environment; Improving the inpatient experience; Implementation into practice; Implication into practice; Implementation into practice; Implications and conclusions; References; 4 Developing youth-focused services; Introduction; Background; Developing youth-focused services; What do young people say about what makes a good service?; Examples of different service models; Designated service: Comprehensive multidisciplinary teams

Designated team within a service: The 'virtual team'Designated team



within a service: Teams based in youth services; Designated staff seconded to adult teams: Liaison/link posts; How have EI teams developed across England to take account of children and young people under 18?; Summary; Top tips for EI teams to survive and grow; References; 5 Strategies for engagement; Introduction; A brief summary of the evidence; Principles of engagement; Challenges to engagement; Implementation into practice: Promoting engagement; Clinical case studies: Building positive personal relationships

Usefulness of serviceRealism; Being supportive and non-judgemental; Pacing; Individual approach to maintaining contact; Non-traditional methods of contact; Including family and friends; Medication engagement; Service accessibility; Staff/professional issues; Implications and conclusions; Suggested further reading; Useful websites; References; 6 Early intervention service models; Introduction; Core principles; A summary of the evidence; Establishing early intervention teams in practice; Models of service delivery in EIP; Implications and conclusions; Suggested further reading; References

7 Cognitive behavioural interventions in early intervention servicesIntroduction; A summary of the evidence; Implementation into practice: Case studies; A first-episode voices group; Working with people with first-episode psychosis: Some challenges and some solutions; Beliefs about illness: Considerations for formulation and intervention; Destigmatising and normalising difficulties; Time, frequency and location of sessions; Negative symptoms and cognitive problems; Making therapy fun; Implications and conclusions; Suggested further reading; References; 8 Cultural diversity in early psychosis

Introduction

Sommario/riassunto

[There has been an] extraordinary shift in how we understand and treat psychosis, none more so than in the arena of Early Intervention (EI) bringing with it new hope for young people with emerging psychosis and their families.From the introduction to the book Centred around the Early Psychosis Declaration (EPD), this book explores the declaration's five themes through contributions from a sizeable number of mental health practitioners, service-users and carers. It is designed to help those working with people experiencing psychosis at an early stage of illness to develop an