
The Science and Experience of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis
02/01/23 • 67 min
Release date: 02.01.2023 Transcript here
This special episode of The Medical Mind is co-presented by SMI Adviser, a Clinical Support System for Serious Mental Illness; and by NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness. SMI Adviser is funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and administered by the American Psychiatric Association.
This episode is hosted by John Moe, an author and podcaster who interviews people and writes about mental health, and Dr. Ken Duckworth, a psychiatrist and the Chief Medical Officer of NAMI. They are joined by Dr. Sarah Kopelovich, a clinical psychologist who specializes in evidence-based treatments for schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders. The hosts and Dr. Kopelovich discuss the science behind Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), an evidence-based talking therapy that concentrates on how an individual’s thoughts, behaviors, and emotions are connected. The hosts also interview an individual who has benefited greatly from CBT about his recovery journey.
In this episode:
Introduction (0:06) John Moe’s interview with Johnson (12:27) Ken Duckworth’s interview with Sarah Kopelovich (35:31) Outro (1:06:42) Show Notes and Resources:Overcoming Distressing Voices: A Self-Help Guide Using Cognitive Behavioral Techniques (Robinson) 2018
Overcoming Paranoid and Suspicious Thoughts: A Self-Help Guide Using Cognitive Behavioral Techniques (Robinson) 2021
Cognitive Therapy of Schizophrenia (Guides to Individualized Evidence-Based Treatment) (The Guilford Press) 2008
Back to Life, Back to Normality: Volume 2: CBT Informed Recovery for Families with Relatives with Schizophrenia and Other Psychoses (Cambridge University Press) 2019
You Are Not Alone (Zando) 2022
The Hilarious World of Depression (St. Martin’s Press) 2020
Learn more about Sarah Kopelovich, PhD Transcript available here. Check out the other podcasts from the American Psychiatric Association: Psychiatry Unbound Finding Our Voice American Journal of Psychiatry Audio Psychiatric Services Psychiatric News Brief
Release date: 02.01.2023 Transcript here
This special episode of The Medical Mind is co-presented by SMI Adviser, a Clinical Support System for Serious Mental Illness; and by NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness. SMI Adviser is funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and administered by the American Psychiatric Association.
This episode is hosted by John Moe, an author and podcaster who interviews people and writes about mental health, and Dr. Ken Duckworth, a psychiatrist and the Chief Medical Officer of NAMI. They are joined by Dr. Sarah Kopelovich, a clinical psychologist who specializes in evidence-based treatments for schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders. The hosts and Dr. Kopelovich discuss the science behind Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), an evidence-based talking therapy that concentrates on how an individual’s thoughts, behaviors, and emotions are connected. The hosts also interview an individual who has benefited greatly from CBT about his recovery journey.
In this episode:
Introduction (0:06) John Moe’s interview with Johnson (12:27) Ken Duckworth’s interview with Sarah Kopelovich (35:31) Outro (1:06:42) Show Notes and Resources:Overcoming Distressing Voices: A Self-Help Guide Using Cognitive Behavioral Techniques (Robinson) 2018
Overcoming Paranoid and Suspicious Thoughts: A Self-Help Guide Using Cognitive Behavioral Techniques (Robinson) 2021
Cognitive Therapy of Schizophrenia (Guides to Individualized Evidence-Based Treatment) (The Guilford Press) 2008
Back to Life, Back to Normality: Volume 2: CBT Informed Recovery for Families with Relatives with Schizophrenia and Other Psychoses (Cambridge University Press) 2019
You Are Not Alone (Zando) 2022
The Hilarious World of Depression (St. Martin’s Press) 2020
Learn more about Sarah Kopelovich, PhD Transcript available here. Check out the other podcasts from the American Psychiatric Association: Psychiatry Unbound Finding Our Voice American Journal of Psychiatry Audio Psychiatric Services Psychiatric News Brief
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