Supporting someone with psychosis can involve worry, disrupted routines and uncertainty. Family members and carers may need information, emotional support and opportunities to maintain their own health. Recognising these needs does not imply that the…Continue Reading
Daily living skills include preparing meals, managing hygiene, organising a home, using transport and handling routine responsibilities. Difficulties can arise through cognitive problems, reduced motivation, symptoms or limited opportunities to practise. Assessment should identify the…Continue Reading
A formulation is a shared explanation of how difficulties developed and what may be maintaining them. In cognitive behavioural therapy, it connects experiences with emotions, beliefs, behaviour and circumstances. It is individual rather than a…Continue Reading
An experience and its interpretation are related but distinct. Hearing a voice may be distressing partly because it is understood as powerful, dangerous or proof of personal failure. A suspicious thought may lead to avoidance…Continue Reading
Therapy for distressing voices may examine their content, triggers and the beliefs a person holds about their power or intentions. Two people hearing similar words can experience very different levels of fear. The relationship with…Continue Reading