Publications & Conferences

Staff from CHT regularly contribute to academic journals and books and present papers at national and international conferences on psychology, psychotherapy and mental illness. This year, in terms of publications, the main focus of attention has been the publication in May of a volume edited by John Gale, Alba Realpe and Enrico Pedriali entitled Therapeutic Communities for Psychosis. The book was published by Routledge. 22 authors contributed to the volume, from 14 different countries. John Gale, Beatriz Sanchez and Alistair Black from CHT authored or co-authored five chapters.

The book offers a uniquely global insight into the renewed interest in the use of therapeutic communities for the treatment of psychosis, as complementary to pharmacological treatment. Within this edited volume contributors from around the world look at the range of treatment programmes on offer in therapeutic communities for those suffering from psychosis. Divided into three parts, the book covers:

• the historical and philosophical background of therapeutic communities and the treatment of psychosis in this context
• treatment settings and clinical models
• alternative therapies and extended applications

This book will be essential reading for all mental health professionals, targeting readers from a number of disciplines including psychiatry, psychology, social work, psychotherapy and group analysis. We have already sold almost 500 copies.

A research article co-authored by John Gale, Elefftherios Saftis, Inma Vidaña Márquez and Beatriz Sánchez España, entitled 'A Psychological Treatment Programme for Traumatised ex Military Personnel in the UK' was published in Avances en psicología Latinoamericana 26(2): 119-234, 2009.

We are also pleased that the knowledge update section of the newly re-launched website Social Care Online (www.scie-socialcareonline.org.uk) has cited seven publications by CHT staff. Other publications by CHT staff can be requested in the Publications section.