Psychological Interventions in Early Psychosis
A Treatment Handbook
Chapter One
An Overview of the Background and
Scope for Psychological Interventions
in Early Psychosis
PATRICK D. McGORRY
ORYGEN Youth Health and Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne,
Australia
In recent years there has been a renaissance of interest in psychological interventions in psychosis.
This revival has been catalysed by a number of forces, notably a welcome growth
in therapeutic optimism, the advent of novel drug therapies, the reform and community
embedding of mental health services, the rise of consumerism in mental health care and
the steady extension of cognitive therapies across the full spectrum of psychiatric disorder
with an accompanying evidence base. Naturally, people experiencing early psychosis are in
a particularly good position to benefit from effective forms of psychological intervention.
They have many currently unmet psychological needs, extensive comorbidity, and at this
phase of illness the task of recovery ... read full excerpt from Psychological Interventions in Early Psychosis: A Treatment Handbook ebook
