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"Treating the 'Untreatable' offers the hope of recovery, healing and cure for the most severe psychotic disturbances, schizophrenia and delusional disorder. Through a psychotherapeutic exploration of hallucinations, delusions and thought disorder, even the most hopeless and "untreatable" patients have a chance for returning to a life of relationships and function even after years, if not decades, of disturbance. These studies in the intensive psychotherapy of schizophrenia and delusional disorders demonstrate that recovery, healing and cure can be achieved in those most disturbed. In this era of treating schizophrenic and delusional patients with a primarily antipsychotic drug oriented approach, a more thorough exploration of the meaning to the patient of his psychosis - with judicious antipsychotic use, when indicated - leads to internal character and external behavioral change that is far more lasting than with antipsychotic use alone. With such a psychodynamic approach, some of these previously chaotic, disturbed and heavily medicated people were able to understand the symbolism and the origin of their psychotic productions and go off antipsychotic medication altogether. Treating the 'Untreatable' provides an overview of the chaotic world of the schizophrenic or delusional patient, a history of intensive psychotherapy with such patients, and twelve case histories demonstrating varying degrees of recovery, healing and cure. Some of the patients were able to integrate delusional systems that had persisted for many years and give up previous extensive antipsychotic medication, as they understood and worked through psychological issues underlying their psychotic orientation. The book offers compelling stories for the general reader and teaching tales for students and mental health practitioners who want to work in the realm of madness. These clinical cases demonstrate the efficacy of an intensive psychotherapy of schizophrenia and delusional states, combined with the judicious use of antipsychotics. These tales show that even seemingly "untreatable" and "hopeless" psychotic patients may recover and heal in the course of an inquiring psychodynamic psychotherapy aimed at understanding and working through the symbolic meaning of his or her hallucinations, delusions and bizarre thoughts and actions. Such an approach has led to some maintaining their gains for decades. Treating the 'Untreatable' ultimately questions why patients who responded to an insight oriented psychotherapy were previously viewed as 'untreatable' and given high doses of antipsychotic medication. In addition, the book talks about some of the factors that have led the field of psychiatry to pursue a primarily antipsychotic medication approach in patients so disturbed, rather than integrating a potentially healing dynamic psychotherapy into one's therapeutic armamentarium."--Provided by publisher.

Schizophrenia --- Schizophrenics --- Psychoses --- Treatment --- Rehabilitation --- Treatment

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If you suffer from bipolar disorder, this program can be closely integrated with the medication you are taking to help you manage your symptoms and stabilize your mood. Comprised of up to 30 sessions, this treatment is divided into four phases, each with its own focus and set of goals. The overall goal of the treatment is not to cure your disorder, but to teach you how to manage it effectively so that you can lead a successful and stable life.

Cognitive therapy --- Manic-depressive illness --- Bipolar depression --- Bipolar disorder --- Depression, Bipolar --- Depression, Manic --- Manic depression --- Manic-depressive psychoses --- Manic-depressive psychosis --- Melancholia --- Affective disorders --- Psychoses --- Depression, Mental --- Mania --- Cognitive-behavior therapy --- Cognitive-behavioral therapy --- Cognitive psychotherapy --- Psychotherapy --- Treatment

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Psychisme. --- Psychoses. --- Psychothérapie brève. --- Psyche. --- Brief psychotherapy. --- Psychology --- Brief therapy (Psychotherapy) --- Psychotherapy, Brief --- Short-term psychotherapy --- Time-limited psychotherapy --- Psychotherapy --- Psychosis --- Psychotic disorders --- Psychology, Pathological --- Philosophy.

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Héritière de l'acédie du Moyen Âge, la dépression apparaît selon les points de vue comme un mal inéluctable et nécessaire, une étape sur la voie de la maturité, une désorganisation neuronale, une distorsion du jugement, ou encore la souffrance d'une société en mutation. Malgré cette absence d'unité, chacun s'accorde à dire qu'elle atteint largement la population en Occident et particulièrement en France où elle concernerait 6,7 % des habitants. Grâce aux recherches cliniques et biologiques, ses mécanismes et ses causes sont mieux connus. Ces différents savoirs conduisent à une diversification

Depression, Mental --- Causes. --- Diagnosis. --- Treatment. --- Dejection --- Depression, Unipolar --- Depressive disorder --- Depressive psychoses --- Melancholia --- Mental depression --- Unipolar depression --- Affective disorders --- Neurasthenia --- Neuroses --- Manic-depressive illness --- Melancholy --- Sadness --- Bipolar disorder

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Optimistic, practical, and recovery-oriented, The First Episode of Psychosis will help patients and their families to take an active, informed role in their care to ensure the best possible prognosis. For patients experiencing the frightening and confusing initial episode of psychosis, which often occurs during late adolescence or early adulthood, and which affects nearly 3% of all people over the course of their lifetime, the book covers a range of disorders, focusing on primary psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia and schizophreniform disorder, clearly describing symptoms, early warning signs, and treatment - information that is essential for patients and families faced with the challenges posed by psychosis. The book also discusses psychiatric evaluation, healthy lifestyle choices, and the stigma often associated with mental illnesses.

Psychoses --- Psychosis --- Psychotic disorders --- Psychology, Pathological --- Psychology, Pathological. --- Abnormal psychology --- Diseases, Mental --- Mental diseases --- Mental disorders --- Pathological psychology --- Psychology, Abnormal --- Psychopathology --- Neurology --- Brain --- Criminal psychology --- Mental health --- Psychiatry --- Psychoanalysis --- Diseases