Schizophrenia (eBook)

Aaron T. Beck, MD, is the founder of Cognitive therapy, University Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania, and President Emeritus of the Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy. Dr. Beck is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Albert Lasker Clinical Medical Research Award, the American Psychological Association (APA) Lifetime Achievement Award, the American Psychiatric Association Distinguished Service Award, the Robert J. and Claire Pasarow Foundation Award for Research in Neuropsychiatry, and the Institute of Medicine's Sarnat International Prize in Mental Health and Gustav O. Lienhard Award. Neil A. Rector, PhD, is Director of Research, Department of Psychiatry, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, and Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of Toronto. He is a Founding Fellow of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy and an editorial board member of several cognitive therapy journals, and conducts research on cognitive mechanisms and cognitive therapy treatments for psychiatric disorders. Dr. Rector has an active clinical practice and is also involved in training and supervision.Neal Stolar, MD-PhD, is a Medical Director and Director of the Cognitive Therapy for the Treatment of Psychosis Special Project at Project Transition in the Philadelphia area; a psychiatric consultant for Creative Health Services and Penn Behavioral Health; a researcher at the University of Pennsylvania’s Psychopathology Research Unit and Schizophrenia Research Center; and in private practice. Dr. Stolar is a Founding Fellow of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy. He has lectured internationally on cognitive therapy of schizophrenia.Paul Grant, PhD, is Director of Schizophrenia Research and a Fellow in the Psychopathology Research Unit, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Grant’s research interests include cognitive psychopathological models of positive and negative symptoms as well as cognitive therapy of schizophrenia. He is the author of several journal articles and book chapters.

1. Overview of Schizophrenia2. Biological Contributions3. A Cognitive Conceptualization of Delusions4. A Cognitive Conceptualization of Auditory Hallucinations5. A Cognitive Conceptualization of Negative Symptoms6. A Cognitive Conceptualization of Formal Thought Disorder7. Assessment8. Engagement and Fostering the Therapeutic Relationship9. Cognitive Assessment and Therapy of Delusions10. Cognitive Assessment and Therapy of Auditory Hallucinations11. Cognitive Assessment and Therapy of Negative Symptoms12. Cognitive Assessment and Therapy of Formal Thought Disorder13. Cognitive Therapy and Pharmacotherapy14. An Integrative Cognitive Model of SchizophreniaAppendicesA. Beck Cognitive Insight Scale (BCIS)B. Scoring and Interpretation of the Beck Cognitive Insight Scale (BCIS)C. Suggested Outline for Initial Psychological/Psychiatric EvaluationD. Cognitive Assessment of Psychosis Inventory (CAPI)E. Cognitive Triads for Delusional BeliefsF. Cognitive Distortions Seen in Patients with PsychosisG. Cognitive Distortions Specific to PsychosisH. Thought Disorder Rating Scale (THORATS)