{"product_id":"from-breakdown-to-breakthrough-9781032579016","title":"From Breakdown to Breakthrough","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a clear and user-friendly guide for clinicians who work with patients affected by psychosis, this book challenges the false notion that psychosis is untreatable through talk therapy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe authors contend that since psychotic symptoms are features of survival adaptation, they naturally serve as a valuable source of information, providing clues about the origins of people''s psychic derailment along with a path to its cure. The authors advise therapists not only to read and respond to the messages embedded in the symptoms, but also to recognize and utilise the non-psychotic aspects of the patient in facilitating recovery. The overall aim is to recruit the patient as a collaborator in their treatment, thus wresting a meaningful and redemptive narrative from the psychotic experience. All aspects and phases of treatment - from initial encounters through the middle phase to termination, and even supervision - are covered in this volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbundant with clinical examples, theor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'While reading \u003ci\u003eFrom Breakdown to Breakthrough\u003c\/i\u003e, my highlighting pen rarely left my hand, so much was there to note and remember. With crystal clarity and great style, the authors thoroughly refute the despairing deficit model of psychosis by offering a brilliant theoretical synthesis supported with a wealth of references and tied to a potent and practical approach to understanding and responding to the language of the disorder. Their powerful arguments are given felt resonance through many profound and poignant case histories. This book is a victory for the psychoanalytic treatment of psychosis, and I found myself applauding nearly every page.Mental health practitioners of all types, especially early career psychotherapists, will be greatly helped in knowing how to treat those deemed unreachable as they learn to decipher and work with symptoms as forms of communication.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrancoise Davoine, Ph.D.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, French psychoanalyst and co-author of\u003c\/i\u003e History Beyond Trauma\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003ci\u003eFrom Breakdown to Breakthrough\u003c\/i\u003e is a passionate, responsive, and highly educated exploration and sharing of psychological work with psychosis, emphasizing intricacies of the therapy relationship, its nuances and possibilities. Psychoanalytic, psychodynamic, and relational perspectives open doors of contact, healing, and growth. This book is a beautiful exposition and affirmation of ways the human spirit connects with difficult, often seemingly intractable, states as it supports and mediates transformative processes.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Eigen, Ph.D.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, is a psychoanalyst and author of\u003c\/i\u003e The Psychotic Core\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003eThe Sensitive Self\u003ci\u003e, and \u003c\/i\u003eContact with the Depths\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'This is a terrific book! Knafo and Selzer are master clinicians who work with the skill, determination, patience, and grace required to give patients who are in psychological retreat from consensual reality an opportunity to risk re-entering a world they came to find too difficult to bear. The authors present a persuasive case for regarding psychotic symptoms as essential sources of information that provide a foundation for the patient's treatment. They illustrate their approach with many clear and moving clinical examples. They share their intuitions, formulations, and decisions as their work unfolds with individual patients. The book is full of clinical wisdom, important ideas, and practical advice. It is certain to be of value to experienced clinicians and early-career psychotherapists alike.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Garrett, M.D.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, and author,\u003c\/i\u003e Psychotherapy for Psychosis\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003ci\u003eFrom Breakdown to Breakthrough \u003c\/i\u003eis a wonderful book based on extenstive knowledge and experience, which clearly outlines a potent psychodynamic approach to assist persons suffering psychosis in achieving a fuller life. Both novice and veteran mental health professionals will gain useful insights from any of the chapters.The book is written in a style that will readily engage the reader and, in doing so, also demonstrate much better ways of engaging with one's patients.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrian Martindale, M.D.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, psychiatrist and psychoanalyst in the UK, past president of the International Society for the Psychological and Social Approaches to Psychosis (ISPS)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword by Orna Ophir Introduction: From Breakdown to Breakthrough 1. Psychoanalysis meets Psychosis: Theory and Practice 2. Beginnings 3. Establishing a Pre-Alliance 4. Sample First Session: Psychosis and Cannabis 5. Outpatient Treatment with Psychosis: Managing Isolation and Creating Safety 6. \"Don't Step on Tony!\": Working with Psychotic Symptoms 7. Anybody Home? Working with Negative Symptoms 8. Alone in a Crowded Mind: When Psychosis Masks Loneliness 9. Coming Undone: Acute Decompensation and Creating a Narrative 10. Going Blind to See: A Case Study of Trauma, Regression, and Psychosis 11. Endings 12. Supervision\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019125096791,"sku":"9781032579016","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781032579016.jpg?v=1750779385","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/from-breakdown-to-breakthrough-9781032579016","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}