Eric M. J. Morris & Louise C. Johns 
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Mindfulness for Psychosis 

Emerging from cognitive behavioural traditions, mindfulness and
acceptance-based therapies hold promise as new evidence-based
approaches for helping people distressed by the symptoms of
psychosis. These therapies emphasise changing the relationship with
unusual and troublesome experiences through cultivating
experiential openness, awareness, and engagement in actions based
on personal values. In this volume, leading international
researchers and clinicians describe the major treatment models and
research background of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and
Person-Based Cognitive Therapy (PBCT), as well as the use of
mindfulness, in individual and group therapeutic contexts. The book
contains discrete chapters on developing experiential interventions
for voices and paranoia, conducting assessment and case
formulation, and a discussion of ways to work with spirituality
from a metacognitive standpoint. Further chapters provide details
of how clients view their experiences of ACT and PBCT, as well as
offering clear protocols based on clinical practice. This practical
and informative book will be of use to clinicians and researchers
interested in understanding and implementing ACT and mindfulness
interventions for people with psychosis.

About the author

Eric M. J. Morris is a chartered consultant clinical
psychologist and the psychology lead for early intervention for
psychosis at the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust,
UK. Eric has been practising Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
(ACT) for more than ten years, and researches mindfulness and
acceptance interventions for psychosis at the Institute of
Psychiatry, King’s College London. Eric is a highly
experienced trainer and supervisor in contextual cognitive
behavioural therapies.

Louise C. Johns is a chartered consultant clinical
psychologist and coordinator of a specialist clinical service at
the Maudsley Hospital, London, UK, offering psychological
interventions for outpatients with psychosis. She is also an
honorary lecturer at the Institute of Psychiatry, King’s
College London. Since qualifying as a clinical psychologist in
1998, she has worked in a clinical and research capacity in the
field of psychosis. She has published over 50 articles on
psychosis, covering development and psychopathology of symptoms,
and cognitive behavioural treatments. She has led on the first UK
funded studies to evaluate ACT for psychosis in group settings.

Joseph E. Oliver is a clinical psychologist currently
working in an early intervention programme for psychosis in South
London, UK. He is also co-director of Contextual Consulting, an ACT
based consultancy, offering contextual-CBT training, supervision
and therapy. In addition to teaching and research supervision at
King’s College London’s Institute of Psychiatry, he has
active research interests in the use of ACT for psychosis, in group
contexts and in its potential to enhance workplace well-being.