ABSTRACT
Beyond Medication focuses on the creation and evolution of the therapeutic relationship as the agent of change in the recovery from psychosis.
Organized from the clinician’s point of view, this practical guidebook moves directly into the heart of the therapeutic process with a sequence of chapters that outline the progressive steps of engagement necessary to recovery. Both the editors and contributors challenge the established medical model by placing the therapeutic relationship at the centre of the treatment process, thus supplanting medication as the single most important element in recovery.
Divided into three parts, topics of focus include:
- Strengthening the patient
- The mechanism of therapeutic change
- Sustaining the therapeutic approach.
This book will be essential reading for all mental health professionals working with psychosis including psychoanalysts, psychiatrists, psychologists and social workers.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|64 pages
Engaging the patient
chapter Chapter 2|14 pages
The initial engagement in the psychotherapy of psychosis, with and without an asylum
chapter Chapter 4|15 pages
The role of the therapeutic alliance in the treatment of seriously disturbed individuals
part 2|76 pages
The elements of change
chapter Chapter 7|14 pages
The process of therapeutic change: trauma, dissociation, and therapeutic symbiosis
chapter Chapter 8|17 pages
Technical challenges in the psychoanalytic treatment of psychotic depression
part 3|33 pages
Listening to the patient: stories of what really works
chapter Chapter 12|15 pages
The experience of being medicated in schizophrenia: a subjective inquiry and implications for psychotherapy
part 4|15 pages
Concluding chapter