ABSTRACT
In contemporary mental health, recovery and social inclusion are key concepts that underpin the delivery of services. However, complex mental health needs and engagement difficulties can act as a barrier to recovery and social inclusion. People describe psychosocial interventions as referring to a broad range of psychological treatments which aim to address the way in which psychological and social factors interact in the emergence and course of psychotic symptoms and experiences. Texts such as that by Birchwood and Tarrier led to a significant increase in the range of psychosocial interventions offered to people with psychosis. Indeed, relapse prevention, behavioural family therapy and, not least, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), have all now been adopted as part of routine practice. Moreover, this book attempts to further the range of interventions offered by drawing on the work of a broad range of authors working in diverse settings.
