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Barbara Mainguy

3 papers in the library · 6 citations · publishing 2014-2026

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Use of the creative arts in psychotherapy with people diagnosed with psychotic disorders and in teaching trainees about the experience of psychosis

European Psychiatry June 1, 2026 Lewis Mehl‐Madrona, Barbara Mainguy

Introduction Creative arts therapies, particularly drama therapy techniques, are useful in psychotherapy Objectives We aim to show how the creative arts can be used in the treatment of psychosis and in training people about the experience of psychosis. Methods The techniques can be used in one-on-one appointments or in groups. Useful approaches include the client’s making figures to represent...

Neuroscience and Narrative

Anthropology of Consciousness March 1, 2022 Lewis Mehl‐Madrona, Barbara Mainguy

AbstractThe narrative template is the form into which consciousness populates its memories and assembles a coherent self. A specific brain circuit exists to create and comprehend story. This circuit generates simulations or small stories, mostly about the important people in our lives and about ourselves. A salience network helps us switch between story brain and central‐executive function or...

Results of a Transpersonal, Narrative, and Phenomenological Psychotherapy for Psychosis

CIIS Digital Commons 2014 Lewis Mehl‐Madrona, Erik Jul, Barbara Mainguy 6 citations

In our academically based, psychiatric outpatient practice, we have encountered those who wish to avoid medications for treatment for psychosis. This study is a qualitative/quantitative study in progress of a patient population diagnosed with psychosis and managed primarily without medication. We reflect upon the transpersonal foundations of an approach in which voices and visions are accepted...