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The Psychotic Wavelength provides a psychoanalytical framework for clinicians to use in everyday general psychiatric practice and discusses how psychoanalytic ideas can be of great value when used in the treatment of seriously disturbed and disturbing psychiatric patients with psychoses, including both schizophrenia and the affective disorders.
In this book Richard Lucas suggests that when clinicians are faced with psychotic patients, the primary concern should be to make sense of what is happening during their breakdown. He refers to this as tuning into the psychotic wavelength, a process that allows clinicians to distinguish between, and appropriately address, the psychotic and non-psychotic parts of the personality. He argues that if clinicians can find and identify the psychotic wavelength, they can more effectively help the patient to come to terms with the realities of living with a psychotic disorder.
Divided into five parts and illustrated throughout with illuminating clinical vignettes, case examples and theoretical and clinical discussions, this book covers:
- the case for a psychoanalytical perspective on psychosis
- a historical overview of psychoanalytical theories for psychosis
- clinical evidence supporting the concept of a psychotic wavelength
- the psychotic wavelength in affective disorders
- implications for management and education.
The Psychotic Wavelength is an essential resource for anyone working with disturbed psychiatric patients. It will be of particular interest to junior psychiatrists and nursing staff and will be invaluable in helping to maintain treatment aims and staff morale. It will also be useful for more experienced psychiatrists and psychoanalysts.
About the Author
Richard Lucas was a consultant psychiatrist at St Ann's Hospital, London. He was also a fellow at the Royal College of Psychiatrists and a member of the British Psychoanalytical Society. In 2003 he received an OBE for his services. This is his only book.
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Format:Paperback
The "Psychotic Wavelength" by the late Dr. Richard Lucas is a book that provides an accessible way (in a clear language with limited use of jargon) of using psychoanalytic concepts in general psychiatry, more specifically in the understanding and treatment of patients of the psychotic spectrum (including Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder).
The core idea of this work is that psychodynamic ideas and way of listening to the patient can be of an enormous relevance when clinicians are facing a psychotic state.
Dr. Lucas argues that when listening to a person with a psychotic disorder one should try to understand if we are in contact with the psychotic or non-psychotic part of the personality (an idea previously developed by Wilfred Bion), trying to establish an emotional contact with the patient in order to have a positive therapeutic relationship.
The book provides a high quality theoretical framework, clinical discussions and plenty of interesting clinical vignettes that help to understand clearly Dr. Lucas ideas.
The book is divided in 5 parts:
1 - The Case for a Psychoanalytic Perspective on Psychosis
2 - A Review of Psychoanalytic Theories about Psychosis
3 - The Psychotic Wavelength
4 - The Psychotic Wavelength in Affective Disorders
5 - The Implications for Management and Education
This book is essential to all those working with persons suffering from psychotic disorders (both psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, social workers, psychotherapists, psychoanalysts, mental health managers and also family members and other carers).
It will provide a fantastic starting point for students and junior staff members, and an opportunity to review concepts for those more experienced, being very helpful in the effort to bridge the current gap between psychiatry and psychoanalysis.
In short, Dr. Lucas provides a strong demonstration of the psychoanalytic contribution to the undestanding and treatment of psychotic disorders and indulges us with an excellent book.
You may also be interested in reading:
Psychoses (International Society for the Psychological Treatment of Schizophrenia and Other Psychoses)
Evolving Psychosis (International Society for the Psychological Treatment of Schizophrenia and Other Psychoses)
Past, Present and Future of Psychotherapeutic Approaches to Schizophrenic Psychoses (International Society for the Psychological Treatments of the Schizophrenias and Other Psychoses)
Schizophrenia: Its Origins and Need-adapted Treatment
Experiences of Schizophrenia: An Integration of the Personal, Scientific and Therapeutic
Collected Papers on Schizophrenia and Related Subjects (Maresfield Library)
Schizophrenic Disorders: Theory and Treatment from a Psychodynamic Point of View
The core idea of this work is that psychodynamic ideas and way of listening to the patient can be of an enormous relevance when clinicians are facing a psychotic state.
Dr. Lucas argues that when listening to a person with a psychotic disorder one should try to understand if we are in contact with the psychotic or non-psychotic part of the personality (an idea previously developed by Wilfred Bion), trying to establish an emotional contact with the patient in order to have a positive therapeutic relationship.
The book provides a high quality theoretical framework, clinical discussions and plenty of interesting clinical vignettes that help to understand clearly Dr. Lucas ideas.
The book is divided in 5 parts:
1 - The Case for a Psychoanalytic Perspective on Psychosis
2 - A Review of Psychoanalytic Theories about Psychosis
3 - The Psychotic Wavelength
4 - The Psychotic Wavelength in Affective Disorders
5 - The Implications for Management and Education
This book is essential to all those working with persons suffering from psychotic disorders (both psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, social workers, psychotherapists, psychoanalysts, mental health managers and also family members and other carers).
It will provide a fantastic starting point for students and junior staff members, and an opportunity to review concepts for those more experienced, being very helpful in the effort to bridge the current gap between psychiatry and psychoanalysis.
In short, Dr. Lucas provides a strong demonstration of the psychoanalytic contribution to the undestanding and treatment of psychotic disorders and indulges us with an excellent book.
You may also be interested in reading:
Psychoses (International Society for the Psychological Treatment of Schizophrenia and Other Psychoses)
Evolving Psychosis (International Society for the Psychological Treatment of Schizophrenia and Other Psychoses)
Past, Present and Future of Psychotherapeutic Approaches to Schizophrenic Psychoses (International Society for the Psychological Treatments of the Schizophrenias and Other Psychoses)
Schizophrenia: Its Origins and Need-adapted Treatment
Experiences of Schizophrenia: An Integration of the Personal, Scientific and Therapeutic
Collected Papers on Schizophrenia and Related Subjects (Maresfield Library)
Schizophrenic Disorders: Theory and Treatment from a Psychodynamic Point of View
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
A Must Read on Psychotic Disorders
31 Jan 2010
Format:Paperback
The "Psychotic Wavelength" by the late Dr. Richard Lucas is a book that provides an accessible way (in a clear language with limited use of jargon) of using psychoanalytic concepts in general psychiatry, more specifically in the understanding and treatment of patients of the psychotic spectrum (including Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder).
The core idea of this work is that psychodynamic ideas and way of listening to the patient can be of an enormous relevance when clinicians are facing a psychotic state.
Dr. Lucas argues that when listening to a person with a psychotic disorder one should try to understand if we are in contact with the psychotic or non-psychotic part of the personality (an idea previously developed by Wilfred Bion), trying to establish an emotional contact with the patient in order to have a positive therapeutic relationship.
The book provides a high quality theoretical framework, clinical discussions and plenty of interesting clinical vignettes that help to understand clearly Dr. Lucas ideas.
The book is divided in 5 parts:
1 - The Case for a Psychoanalytic Perspective on Psychosis
2 - A Review of Psychoanalytic Theories about Psychosis
3 - The Psychotic Wavelength
4 - The Psychotic Wavelength in Affective Disorders
5 - The Implications for Management and Education
This book is essential to all those working with persons suffering from psychotic disorders (both psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, social workers, psychotherapists, psychoanalysts, mental health managers and also family members and other carers).
It will provide a fantastic starting point for students and junior staff members, and an opportunity to review concepts for those more experienced, being very helpful in the effort to bridge the current gap between psychiatry and psychoanalysis.
In short, Dr. Lucas provides a strong demonstration of the psychoanalytic contribution to the undestanding and treatment of psychotic disorders and indulges us with an excellent book.
You may also be interested in reading:
Schizophrenia: Its Origins and Need-Adapted Treatment
Evolving Psychosis: Different Stages, Different Treatments (The International Society for the Psychological Treatments of the Schizophrenias and Other Psychoses)
Psychotherapeutic Approaches to Schizophrenic Psychoses: Past, Present and Future (The International Society for the Psychological Treatments of the Schizophrenias and Other Psychoses)
Martindale, Brian, Anthony Bateman, Michael Crowe, and Frank Margison, Editors. Psychosis: Psychological Approaches and Their Effectiveness.(Book review): An article from: The Review of Metaphysics
Evolving Psychosis: Different Stages, Different Treatments (The International Society for the Psychological Treatments of the Schizophrenias and Other Psychoses)
Psychotherapies for the Psychoses: Theoretical, Cultural and Clinical Integration (The International Society for the Psychological Treatments of the Schizophrenias and Other Psychoses)
The core idea of this work is that psychodynamic ideas and way of listening to the patient can be of an enormous relevance when clinicians are facing a psychotic state.
Dr. Lucas argues that when listening to a person with a psychotic disorder one should try to understand if we are in contact with the psychotic or non-psychotic part of the personality (an idea previously developed by Wilfred Bion), trying to establish an emotional contact with the patient in order to have a positive therapeutic relationship.
The book provides a high quality theoretical framework, clinical discussions and plenty of interesting clinical vignettes that help to understand clearly Dr. Lucas ideas.
The book is divided in 5 parts:
1 - The Case for a Psychoanalytic Perspective on Psychosis
2 - A Review of Psychoanalytic Theories about Psychosis
3 - The Psychotic Wavelength
4 - The Psychotic Wavelength in Affective Disorders
5 - The Implications for Management and Education
This book is essential to all those working with persons suffering from psychotic disorders (both psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, social workers, psychotherapists, psychoanalysts, mental health managers and also family members and other carers).
It will provide a fantastic starting point for students and junior staff members, and an opportunity to review concepts for those more experienced, being very helpful in the effort to bridge the current gap between psychiatry and psychoanalysis.
In short, Dr. Lucas provides a strong demonstration of the psychoanalytic contribution to the undestanding and treatment of psychotic disorders and indulges us with an excellent book.
You may also be interested in reading:
Schizophrenia: Its Origins and Need-Adapted Treatment
Evolving Psychosis: Different Stages, Different Treatments (The International Society for the Psychological Treatments of the Schizophrenias and Other Psychoses)
Psychotherapeutic Approaches to Schizophrenic Psychoses: Past, Present and Future (The International Society for the Psychological Treatments of the Schizophrenias and Other Psychoses)
Martindale, Brian, Anthony Bateman, Michael Crowe, and Frank Margison, Editors. Psychosis: Psychological Approaches and Their Effectiveness.(Book review): An article from: The Review of Metaphysics
Evolving Psychosis: Different Stages, Different Treatments (The International Society for the Psychological Treatments of the Schizophrenias and Other Psychoses)
Psychotherapies for the Psychoses: Theoretical, Cultural and Clinical Integration (The International Society for the Psychological Treatments of the Schizophrenias and Other Psychoses)
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