Cognitive Therapy for Command Hallucinations

<p>Auditory hallucinations rank amongst the most treatment resistant symptoms of schizophrenia with command hallucinations being the most distressing high risk and treatment resistant of all.</p><p>This new work provides clinicians with a detailed guide illustrating in depth the techniques and strategies developed for working with command hallucinations. Woven throughout with key cases and clinical examples <em>Cognitive Therapy for Command Hallucinations</em> clearly demonstrates how these techniques can be applied in a clinical setting. Strategies and solutions for overcoming therapeutic obstacles are shown alongside treatment successes and failures to provide the reader with an accurate understanding of the complexities of cognitive therapy. </p><p>This helpful and practical guide with be of interest to clinical and forensic psychologists cognitive behavioural therapists nurses and psychiatrists.</p>