Psychosocial Approaches to Negative Symptoms in Psychosis

Psychosocial Approaches to Negative Symptoms in Psychosis provides cutting edge information about psychotherapeutic intervention and assessment of negative symptoms. Negative symptoms are known to be the most debilitating aspect of psychotic disorders and are difficult to treat. Psychopharmacological interventions have been shown to have little impact on symptoms and at times may even exacerbate them. As a result, the development and use of psychological intervention has long been seen as a potential method for treating these difficult symptoms. However, to date, there has been no comprehensive book that focuses on negative symptoms from a psychosocial perspective. The book fills this gap through introducing the reader to key empirically-supported and emerging psycho-social and behavioral treatments, including social skills training, exercise interventions, cognitive behavioral therapy, amongst others. Included in the book are also lived experience and critical perspectives, as well as various approaches to assessment. Psychosocial Approaches to Negative Symptoms in Psychosis will be a valuable resource for both clinicians working in mental health settings and researchers seeking to study negative symptoms.

Tania Lincoln is the director of the Department of Clinical Psychology and Therapy at the University of Hamburg. Marie Brown is team leader at Lenox Hill Hospital OnTrack Early Psychosis Program and president of the US Chapter of the International Society for the Psychological and Social Approaches to Psychosis (ISPS-US). David Kimhy is associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai where he serves as director of the Experimental Psychopathology Laboratory and program leader for New Interventions in Schizophrenia.

PART I: BACKGROUND
1: Negative Symptoms in Psychosis: An Introduction to the ConstructRichard Glisker 2: Interpersonal Risk Factors for Negative Symptoms Marcel Riehle3: Contemporary Understanding of the Pathophysiology of Negative Symptoms of Schizophrenia: Implications for Psychosocial TreatmentsIndrit Bègue, Stefan Kaiser & Matthias Kirschner 4: Black Sun: A First-Person Account of "Negative Symptoms"Anonymous 5: My Personal Experience of Negative Symptoms Lumi Winterson 6: Negative Symptoms: Meaning-Centered and Lived PerspectivesMarie Brown, Shannon Pagdon & Nev Jones
PART II: ASSESSMENT
7: Negative Symptom Assessment: Clinical Ratings and Behavioral MethodsAnn M. Kring, Lauren P. Weittenhiller & Ashby B. Cogan8: Subjective Approaches to the Assessment of Negative SymptomsSonia Dollfus & Camille Delouche9: Use of Digital Technologies in the Assessment of Negative Symptoms David Kimhy & Luz H. Ospina10: "Precision Therapy": Using Functional Analysis to Guide Individualized Assessment and InterventionTania Lincoln
PART III: PSYCHOSOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS
11: Cognitive behavioral treatment for negative symptomsMark van der Gaag12: Recovery-Oriented Cognitive Therapy for Negative SymptomsEllen Inverso & Paul Grant13: Working with Families and Multidisciplinary Teams to Improve Expressivity and MotivationHilary Mairs14: The Benefits of Physical Exercise on Negative SymptomsLuz H. Ospina, Amanda Lister & David Kimhy15: Use of Digital and Mobile Technologies in the Treatment of Negative SymptomsLauren Luther, Ruth L. Firmin & Benjamin Buck16: Motivation and Cognitive Enhancement Therapies for Negative SymptomsAlice Saperstein, Lauren Gonzales & Alice Medalia17: Social Skills Training for Negative SymptomsKim T. Mueser, Daniel Fulford & Jessica Mow18: The Positive Emotions Program for Schizophrenia (PEPS) as An Affective Intervention for Negative SymptomsAlexandra Nguyen & Jérôme Favrod19: Metacognitive Reflection and Insight Therapy (MERIT): A Metacognitive Approach to Negative Symptoms in PsychosisPaul H. Lysaker, Kelsey Huling & Helena García-Mieres20: Mindfulness and Negative SymptomsKerem Böge & Pamela Jacobsen21: Negative Symptoms in Clinical High Risk Populations: Psychological and Social Approaches for Clinicians and ResearchersTrevor F. Williams, Danielle N. Pratt, Sydney H. James & Vijay A. Mittal