Por primera vez, Decoding Delusions reúne la literatura y los materiales de guía de tratamiento relacionados con los delirios en un solo lugar para ofrecer a los médicos una guía actualizada, culturalmente informada e ilustrada para manejar el espectro de delirios y otras creencias extremas que se encuentran en la práctica diaria.
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Pela primeira vez, Decoding Delusions reúne literatura relacionada a delírios e materiais de orientação de tratamento em um só lugar para oferecer aos médicos orientações atualizadas, culturalmente informadas e esclarecidas para lidar com o espectro de delírios e outras crenças extremas encontradas na prática diária.
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For the individuals experiencing them, delusions and strong beliefs can be profoundly distressing and extremely limiting to healthy living. They also present significant challenges to the mental health professionals working with these individuals—not least because there is not always consensus around what might be considered delusional.
For the first time, Decoding Delusions gathers the literature and treatment guidance materials related to delusions in one place to offer clinicians an up-to-date, culturally informed, and illustrated guide to managing the spectrum of delusions and other extreme beliefs encountered in daily practice.
In Part I, chapter authors define and assess delusions, examining the current research literature into their linguistic and cultural aspects, as well as the history of their treatment. Crucially, it also provides a lived-experience perspective.
Part II features the insights of a series of international experts on interventions—including third-wave cognitive-behavioral models such as compassion-focused therapy—for delusional presentations that include the following
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