New life for schizophrenia psychotherapy in the light of phenomenology.
Marino Pérez-Álvarez, José M. García‐Montes, Oscar Vallina-Fernández, Salvador Perona Garcelán, Carlos Cuevas-Yust
Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy May 1, 2011 DOI: 10.1002/cpp.716 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Philosophy of mind |
| Key points | Proposes that a phenomenologically informed psychotherapy, grounded in the concept of ipseity disturbance with hyper-reflexivity and diminished self-sense, offers a new perspective for treating schizophrenia and for early intervention in psychosis. Argues that narrative, mindfulness, and acceptance and commitment therapies can be re-examined and integrated from this phenomenological viewpoint. |
Abstract
Recent contributions to the theoretical conception and empirical evaluation of schizophrenia in the light of phenomenology are opening the way to new perspectives in psychotherapy. The phenomenological conception understands schizophrenia as a disturbance of the basic sense of selfhood (ipseity) characterized by hyper-reflexivity and diminished sense of self. Evaluation consists of examining the anomalous self-experience in a series of domains, which makes the conception presented operable. On this basis, a phenomenologically informed psychotherapy is introduced. Its characteristics are pointed out and early intervention is reviewed (the last frontier in psychosis) from this perspective. Finally, a series of psychotherapies which, although they do not have a phenomenological origin, may be seen from that perspective, are re-examined. These are the narrative, mindfulness and acceptance and commitment therapies.
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