Systematic Treatment of Persistent Psychosis (STOPP) : A Psychological Approach to Facilitating Recovery in Young People with First-Episode Psychosis

Numerous early psychosis programs are now operating around the globe.

There is an urgent need for resource and training material to inform those striving towards best practice in this burgeoning specialized field.

This book draws on experience developed at the Early Psychosis Prevention and Intervention Center (EPPIC) in Melbourne.

It describes a cognitively-orientated approach for the treatment of young people with enduring positive psychotic symptoms following a first episode of psychosis.

A range of health care professionals can benefit from this volume, which is unique in its field.

Pediatricians, psychologists, social workers, psycho-pharmacologists and general practitioners all can learn important principles to apply when these patients present.