If I weren’t such an assiduous—and perhaps even obsessive—reader of Schizophrenia Bulletin, I probably never would have come across this (relatively) new scale (designed in the cognitivist tradition by Beck and company). But there it was…sitting in my inbox. Now, before I drop all attempts at serious critique, let me say that I don’t necessarily … Continue reading »
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CBT for psychosis Part II: the relevance of ontological delusions
I’ve been thinking more about my criticisms of CBTp and it occurs to me that perhaps part of my own critical resistance to cognitive approaches stems from the fact that virtually all my delusions are what I would consider “bizarre” or “ontological”. The evidence and, indeed, my own conversations with others who have experienced psychosis, … Continue reading »
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis: a Critique
There are various things I dislike about CBTp. Before explaining why let’s review an early iteration (Kingdon, Turkington and John. “Cognitive Behaviour Therapy of Schizophrenia: The amenability of delusions and hallucinations to reasoning.” British Journal of Psychiatry (1994), 164, 581-58): “Positive symptoms are all theoretically amenable to structured reasoning and behavioural approaches. Symptoms are traced … Continue reading »
