{"title":"Max J. Birchwood","description":"\u003cp\u003eMax J. Birchwood offers insightful works focused on mental health, blending clinical expertise with compassionate understanding. His books explore complex topics such as delusions, paranoia, and auditory hallucinations with clarity and sensitivity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect a thoughtful approach to psychological therapies that supports both professionals and those seeking guidance on cognitive techniques. Birchwood’s writings contribute meaningfully to the conversation around mental wellness and recovery.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"cognitive-therapy-for-delusions-voices-and-paranoia-by-peter-trower-9780471961734","title":"Cognitive Therapy for Delusions, Voices and Paranoia","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePsychologists, psychotherapists, psychiatrists and nurses are increasingly involved in treatments which include psychological therapy, and particularly cognitive therapy, for serious mental disorders. The aim of \u003ci\u003eCognitive Therapy for Delusions, Voices and Paranoia\u003c\/i\u003e is to guide such professionals towards better practice by treating the individual symptoms of delusions, voices and paranoia, rather than by the categorisation of schizophrenia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe authors provide an introduction to their cognitive model and show how therapy depends crucially on the collaborative relationship with the client. While earlier approaches to these distressing symptoms depended on an overall model of schizophrenia which emphasised fundamental discontinuities with normal thought and psychological processes, the authors' approach is supported by substantial research that indicates delusions, voices and paranoia lie on a continuum of differences in thought and behaviour, and do not arise from fundamentally different psychological processes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis book offers a practical, research-based and essentially hopeful approach to the assessment and treatment of psychotic disorders. It advocates for the development of a person model for treatment, which is based on the person's enduring psychological vulnerabilities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis book appears in The Wiley Series in Clinical Psychology. Series Editor: J. Mark G. Williams, University of Wales, Bangor, UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47460535894252,"sku":"9780471961734","price":111.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780471961734-cognitive-therapy-for-delusions-voices-and-paranoia.jpg?v=1774949099"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/max-j-birchwood.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}