The Psychosis Workbook, Laura Dewhirst, PsyD
The Psychosis Workbook, Laura Dewhirst, PsyD
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The Psychosis Workbook
Understand What You're Going Through, Take an Active Role in Your Recovery, and Prevent Relapse

Author: Laura Dewhirst, PsyD, Jessica Murakami-Brundage, PhD, Ron Unger, LCSW

Narrator: Ann Sprinkle

Unabridged: 5 hr 24 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 11/01/2024


Synopsis

Your recovery from psychosis is a unique experience that encompasses many different emotions. Everyone experiences psychosis differently, and that's why The Psychosis Workbook offers customizable treatment strategies you can use to overcome the challenges associated with psychosis and move forward on your recovery journey.

Combining proven-effective skills from cognitive behavioral therapy for psychosis (CBTp), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), cognitive remediation therapy (CRT) and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), this workbook provides a comprehensive set of tools to help you manage your symptoms, sustain your recovery, and achieve a better quality of life. With this accessible, step-by-step guide, you'll learn:

● Why you experience certain symptoms

● What's happening in your brain when symptoms occur

● How to cope with voices, paranoia, cognitive difficulties, and depression

● How to overcome a lack of motivation and stigma

This validating workbook will help you treat yourself with compassion and respect, while empowering you with new knowledge and ready-to-use strategies to realize your potential and find meaning in your experiences.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jason on December 01, 2024

I had the good fortune to have worked with Lora Dewhirst at a State Psychiatric Hospital in Maine. She had incredible empathy, compassion and clinical skills in working with the patients there as well as being a vital member of the muti-disciplinary team. We talked often about the paucity of resourc......more

Goodreads review by Sharon on November 23, 2024

Great book on a neglected topic! I picked up this book wanting to learn more about working with psychosis and was pleasantly surprised to find many exercises that could apply to all of my clients, not just the ones with psychosis. There are mindfulness practices, a safety planning worksheet that is......more