The Abstracts for the 16th ISPS International Congress in Copenhagen, Denmark, June 2009 published in Psychosis Volume 1, Supplement 1, (pp. S25) contained the following error:
W02 Surviving, existing, and living: phase‐specific psychotherapy for Schizophrenia
Pamela Fuller, Wyoming State Hospital, United States of America, [email protected]
This entry was incomplete and should have been published as follows:
There has been increasing attention to the role of psychotherapy for Schizophrenia, with research assessing the effectiveness of specific treatment approaches. Rather than considering which treatment approach is best for Schizophrenia overall, it is proposed that certain treatment strategies may be better suited for different phases of Schizophrenia. This workshop will provide a conceptual framework of three different phases of Schizophrenia (Surviving, Existing, and Living), which are based on such factors as the extent of self‐definition (differentiation), the level of arousal and threat, cognitive capacity, and emotion regulation, in order to guide the type and timing of treatment interventions. Safety, supportive, and self‐defining work are emphasized during the Surviving Phase. Some approaches, including cognitive‐behavioural and psychodynamic therapies, are emphasized during the Existing and Living phases, once the person has better engaged in the therapy and has progressed to a level at which arousal is sufficiently reduced, there is a greater sense of safety, a more separate sense of self, and an improved capacity to examine thoughts and tolerate emotions. Phase‐specific treatment strategies designed to foster and maintain engagement and facilitate progression from the Surviving to the Existing and Living phases are described, with the use of illustrative case examples. In addition, parallels between phase‐specific treatment for psychosis and current trauma treatment models will be highlighted. Participants will engage in discussion about how a conceptual framework for understanding the phases of Schizophrenia allows for a more precise tailoring and integration of interventions to enhance overall treatment efficacy.
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