The first collaborative work in French specifically dedicated to psychotherapies for hallucinations, this book reflects a significant and long-awaited therapeutic advance. Hallucinations are addressed as a potentially debilitating experience and must be treated as such.
The first collaborative work in French specifically dedicated to psychotherapies for hallucinations, this book reflects a significant and long-awaited therapeutic advance. Hallucinations are addressed as a potentially debilitating experience requiring treatment as such. Whether they occur in children, adults, or the elderly, dedicated psychotherapeutic programs are detailed here.
The first part lays out the general principles and framework for psychotherapeutic work. Hallucinations are described from the perspectives of cognitive neuroscience, psychometrics, and epidemiology, while also incorporating the influences of age and culture. Possible therapeutic frameworks conclude this first section. The second part details the available treatment programs, with each approach including:
– the level of evidence provided by the scientific literature;
– clinical sessions and vignettes illustrating patient-therapist exchanges.
This work is the result of the collective work of internationally recognized experts, who have gathered a body of knowledge and experience indispensable for many healthcare professionals.
