Psychosis

Assessment / Evaluation

Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BRPS)  Download file from CNSforum.com (0.3MB)

Beliefs About Voices Questionnaire - Revised (BAVQ-R) (Chadwick et al, 2000)  Download BAQV-R from mentalhealthnurse.co.uk (0.1MB)  Download BAVQ-R scoring information

Formulation

Cognitive model of delusions and delusion formation  Download (0.1MB)

Treatment manuals

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Psychotic Symptoms - a treatment manual  Download from the Centre for Clinical Interventions (Australia) (1.3 MB)

Social Anxiety in Schizophrenia: A Cognitive Behavioural Group Therapy Programme  Download from the Centre for Clinical Interventions (Australia) (6.8 MB)

Social Skills Training for Severe Mental Disorders  Download from the Centre for Clinical Interventions (Australia) (6.7 MB)

Intervention

PsychosisSucks have a number of free worksheets available for download in multiple languages:

  What is psychosis brochure

  Causes of psychosis

  Drugs and alcohol

  Early intervention

  Goal setting

  Medication

  Problem solving

  Relapse prevention planning

Cognitive Therapy for Psychosis presentation  Download from FamilyMentalHealthRecovery.org (2.0MB)

Talking with acutely psychotic people - communication skills for nurses and others spending time with people who are very mentally unwell  Download from iop.kcl.ac.uk