Incorporating Acceptance and Mindfulness into the Treatment of Psychosis

Brandon A. Gaudiano, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist in the Psychosocial Research Program at Butler Hospital and also is Assistant Professor (research) in the Department of Psychiatry & Human Behavior at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. Dr. Gaudiano has published over 65 peer-reviewed, scientific articles as well as 50 other publications on various topics including psychotherapy development and testing, evidence-based practices, psychotic and mood disorders, and mindfulness/acceptance. His research on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and other novel psychosocial interventions for psychosis has been funded by the National Institute of Mental Health.

Foreword by Kim T. Mueser ; About the Editor ; Contributors ; Section I: Introduction and Background ; 1. An Introduction to Mindfulness and Acceptance Therapies for Psychosis ; Brandon A. Gaudiano ; 2. The Evolution of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis: The Path to Integrate Acceptance, Compassion and Mindfulness ; Douglas Turkington, Nicola Wright, and James Courtley ; 3. Ecological Momentary Assessments in Psychosis: A Contextual Behavioral Approach to Studying Mindfulness and Acceptance ; Roger Vilardaga, Michael McDonell, Emily Leickly, and Richard Ries ; Section II: Specific Treatment Models ; 4. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Psychosis: Applying Acceptance and Mindfulness in the Context of an Inpatient Hospitalization ; Patricia Bach ; 5. Treating Depression in Psychosis: Self-Compassion as a Valued-Life Direction ; Ross G. White ; 6. Acceptance-based CBT for Command Hallucinations: Rationale, Implementation, Outcomes, and Reflections from the TORCH Project ; Fran Shawyer and John Farhall ; 7. Person-Based Cognitive Therapy for Distressing Psychosis: Integrating a Mindfulness-Based Approach with Cognitive Therapy ; Mark Hayward, Lyn Ellet, and Clara Strauss ; 8. Mindfulness Meditation in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis ; Katherine Newman Taylor and Nicola Abba ; Section III: Synthesis and Analysis ; 9. A Model of Psychosis for the Development of Acceptance and Mindfulness-Based Therapies: Preoccupation with Psychotic Experiences as a Treatment Target ; Neil Thomas ; 10. Disseminating and Implementing Acceptance and Mindfulness Based Approaches to Psychosis: Challenges and Opportunities ; Hamish McLeod ; 11. Charting the Course Ahead: Future Clinical and Research Directions in Mindfulness and Acceptance Therapies for Psychosis ; Brandon A. Gaudiano ; Index