Kim T. Mueser, PhD is a professor in the Departments of Occupational Therapy and Psychological and Brain Sciences at Boston University. He has published over 4 peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and 5 books primarily on psychosocial treatments for serious mental illness (SMI), and has given numerous conference presentations, workshops, and invited lectures in the U.S. and abroad. Dr. Mueser began adapting empirically supported treatment methods for PTSD in the general population to the SMI population in the late 99 s, which resulted in the first standardization and feasibility testing of the CR for PTSD program in the early 2 s, followed by randomized controlled trials evaluating the program.Jennifer D. Gottlieb, PhD is a diplomate in the Academy of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies whose work has been dedicated to the development, evaluation, and implementation of effective psychotherapeutic interventions for persons with severe psychiatric conditions. She is a founding member and former president of the North America CBT for Psychosis Network (NACBTpN) and is affiliated with the Cambridge Health Alliance/Harvard Medical School. In addition to numerous publications and presentations related to cognitive behavioral therapies for psychosis and other serious mental illness, Dr. Gottlieb has focused on the Cognitive Restructuring for PTSD intervention for over 8 years, as both a coinvestigator and a program development consultant. She has provided extensive workshop training, clinical supervision, and treatment fidelity evaluation to hundreds of clinicians and has worked with multiple mental health agencies, nationally and internationally to implement and sustain this intervention (https://www.jennifergottliebphd.com).

• ForewordPrefacePart I: Background and Overview of Trauma and PTSD in Serious Mental IllnessChapter  . Trauma and PTSD in Serious Mental IllnessChapter 2. Treatment of PTSD in People With Serious Mental Illness: The Cognitive Restructuring Program Chapter 3. Understanding and Assessing Trauma and PTSDPart II: The Cognitive Restructuring for PTSD ProgramChapter 4. Logistics of Implementing the CR for PTSD ProgramChapter 5. Beginning Treatment: Engagement, Orientation, Wellness Planning, and Breathing RetrainingChapter  . Psychoeducation and Goal-SettingChapter 7. Cognitive Restructuring I: The Thought-Feeling Model and Common Styles of ThinkingChapter 8. Cognitive Restructuring II: The 5 Steps of Cognitive Restructuring and Action PlansChapter 9. Cognitive Restructuring III: Working With Trauma-Related Thoughts, Core Beliefs, and Persistent PTSD SymptomsChapter . Solutions to Common ChallengesChapter . Skill Generalization and TerminationPart III: Special Clinical Challenges and PopulationsChapter  2. Working With People With PsychosisChapter  3. Working With People With Borderline Personality DisorderPart IV: ConclusionChapter 4: The Role of the CR for PTSD Program in a Comprehensive System of Mental Health CareAppendix: Clinician Tools and HandoutsReferences

A groundbreaking exploration into PTSD and severe mental illness, encompassing psychotic, severe mood, and borderline personality disorders. This exceptional book equips readers with a meticulous, hands-on guide to assessing and treating these complex conditions. From comprehensive etiological knowledge to evidence-based cognitive restructuring treatment, this book is rich with empirical support. Authored by distinguished clinical researchers in PTSD and psychosis, this work stands as a testament to their expertise. An indispensable resource for clinicians, this is a definitive must-have for anyone working with people with severe mental illness. - Tania Lecomte, PhD, Professor of Psychology, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Director of The Canadian Network for Research in Schizophrenia and Psychoses In this important volume, Drs. Mueser and Gottlieb provide us with a sensitive and skillful guide to assessing and treating PTSD in individuals with serious mental illness. Their years of clinical experience, combined with their considerable research, shine through in every chapter. Thank you for this important resource and for so ably helping some of the most vulnerable trauma survivors in our care systems. - J. Gayle Beck, PhD, Emerita Professor of Psychology and former Chair of Excellence, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, United States

Kim T. Mueser, PhD is a professor in the Departments of Occupational Therapy and Psychological and Brain Sciences at Boston University. He has published over 4 peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and 5 books primarily on psychosocial treatments for serious mental illness (SMI), and has given numerous conference presentations, workshops, and invited lectures in the U.S. and abroad. Dr. Mueser began adapting empirically supported treatment methods for PTSD in the general population to the SMI population in the late 99 s, which resulted in the first standardization and feasibility testing of the CR for PTSD program in the early 2 s, followed by randomized controlled trials evaluating the program.Jennifer D. Gottlieb, PhD is a diplomate in the Academy of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies whose work has been dedicated to the development, evaluation, and implementation of effective psychotherapeutic interventions for persons with severe psychiatric conditions. She is a founding member and former president of the North America CBT for Psychosis Network (NACBTpN) and is affiliated with the Cambridge Health Alliance/Harvard Medical School. In addition to numerous publications and presentations related to cognitive behavioral therapies for psychosis and other serious mental illness, Dr. Gottlieb has focused on the Cognitive Restructuring for PTSD intervention for over 8 years, as both a coinvestigator and a program development consultant. She has provided extensive workshop training, clinical supervision, and treatment fidelity evaluation to hundreds of clinicians and has worked with multiple mental health agencies, nationally and internationally to implement and sustain this intervention (https://www.jennifergottliebphd.com).

• ForewordPrefacePart I: Background and Overview of Trauma and PTSD in Serious Mental IllnessChapter  . Trauma and PTSD in Serious Mental IllnessChapter 2. Treatment of PTSD in People With Serious Mental Illness: The Cognitive Restructuring Program Chapter 3. Understanding and Assessing Trauma and PTSDPart II: The Cognitive Restructuring for PTSD ProgramChapter 4. Logistics of Implementing the CR for PTSD ProgramChapter 5. Beginning Treatment: Engagement, Orientation, Wellness Planning, and Breathing RetrainingChapter  . Psychoeducation and Goal-SettingChapter 7. Cognitive Restructuring I: The Thought-Feeling Model and Common Styles of ThinkingChapter 8. Cognitive Restructuring II: The 5 Steps of Cognitive Restructuring and Action PlansChapter 9. Cognitive Restructuring III: Working With Trauma-Related Thoughts, Core Beliefs, and Persistent PTSD SymptomsChapter . Solutions to Common ChallengesChapter . Skill Generalization and TerminationPart III: Special Clinical Challenges and PopulationsChapter  2. Working With People With PsychosisChapter  3. Working With People With Borderline Personality DisorderPart IV: ConclusionChapter 4: The Role of the CR for PTSD Program in a Comprehensive System of Mental Health CareAppendix: Clinician Tools and HandoutsReferences

A groundbreaking exploration into PTSD and severe mental illness, encompassing psychotic, severe mood, and borderline personality disorders. This exceptional book equips readers with a meticulous, hands-on guide to assessing and treating these complex conditions. From comprehensive etiological knowledge to evidence-based cognitive restructuring treatment, this book is rich with empirical support. Authored by distinguished clinical researchers in PTSD and psychosis, this work stands as a testament to their expertise. An indispensable resource for clinicians, this is a definitive must-have for anyone working with people with severe mental illness. - Tania Lecomte, PhD, Professor of Psychology, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Director of The Canadian Network for Research in Schizophrenia and Psychoses In this important volume, Drs. Mueser and Gottlieb provide us with a sensitive and skillful guide to assessing and treating PTSD in individuals with serious mental illness. Their years of clinical experience, combined with their considerable research, shine through in every chapter. Thank you for this important resource and for so ably helping some of the most vulnerable trauma survivors in our care systems. - J. Gayle Beck, PhD, Emerita Professor of Psychology and former Chair of Excellence, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, United States

Kim T. Mueser, PhD is a professor in the Departments of Occupational Therapy and Psychological and Brain Sciences at Boston University. He has published over 4 peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and 5 books primarily on psychosocial treatments for serious mental illness (SMI), and has given numerous conference presentations, workshops, and invited lectures in the U.S. and abroad. Dr. Mueser began adapting empirically supported treatment methods for PTSD in the general population to the SMI population in the late 99 s, which resulted in the first standardization and feasibility testing of the CR for PTSD program in the early 2 s, followed by randomized controlled trials evaluating the program.Jennifer D. Gottlieb, PhD is a diplomate in the Academy of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies whose work has been dedicated to the development, evaluation, and implementation of effective psychotherapeutic interventions for persons with severe psychiatric conditions. She is a founding member and former president of the North America CBT for Psychosis Network (NACBTpN) and is affiliated with the Cambridge Health Alliance/Harvard Medical School. In addition to numerous publications and presentations related to cognitive behavioral therapies for psychosis and other serious mental illness, Dr. Gottlieb has focused on the Cognitive Restructuring for PTSD intervention for over 8 years, as both a coinvestigator and a program development consultant. She has provided extensive workshop training, clinical supervision, and treatment fidelity evaluation to hundreds of clinicians and has worked with multiple mental health agencies, nationally and internationally to implement and sustain this intervention (https://www.jennifergottliebphd.com).

• ForewordPrefacePart I: Background and Overview of Trauma and PTSD in Serious Mental IllnessChapter  . Trauma and PTSD in Serious Mental IllnessChapter 2. Treatment of PTSD in People With Serious Mental Illness: The Cognitive Restructuring Program Chapter 3. Understanding and Assessing Trauma and PTSDPart II: The Cognitive Restructuring for PTSD ProgramChapter 4. Logistics of Implementing the CR for PTSD ProgramChapter 5. Beginning Treatment: Engagement, Orientation, Wellness Planning, and Breathing RetrainingChapter  . Psychoeducation and Goal-SettingChapter 7. Cognitive Restructuring I: The Thought-Feeling Model and Common Styles of ThinkingChapter 8. Cognitive Restructuring II: The 5 Steps of Cognitive Restructuring and Action PlansChapter 9. Cognitive Restructuring III: Working With Trauma-Related Thoughts, Core Beliefs, and Persistent PTSD SymptomsChapter . Solutions to Common ChallengesChapter . Skill Generalization and TerminationPart III: Special Clinical Challenges and PopulationsChapter  2. Working With People With PsychosisChapter  3. Working With People With Borderline Personality DisorderPart IV: ConclusionChapter 4: The Role of the CR for PTSD Program in a Comprehensive System of Mental Health CareAppendix: Clinician Tools and HandoutsReferences

A groundbreaking exploration into PTSD and severe mental illness, encompassing psychotic, severe mood, and borderline personality disorders. This exceptional book equips readers with a meticulous, hands-on guide to assessing and treating these complex conditions. From comprehensive etiological knowledge to evidence-based cognitive restructuring treatment, this book is rich with empirical support. Authored by distinguished clinical researchers in PTSD and psychosis, this work stands as a testament to their expertise. An indispensable resource for clinicians, this is a definitive must-have for anyone working with people with severe mental illness. - Tania Lecomte, PhD, Professor of Psychology, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Director of The Canadian Network for Research in Schizophrenia and Psychoses In this important volume, Drs. Mueser and Gottlieb provide us with a sensitive and skillful guide to assessing and treating PTSD in individuals with serious mental illness. Their years of clinical experience, combined with their considerable research, shine through in every chapter. Thank you for this important resource and for so ably helping some of the most vulnerable trauma survivors in our care systems. - J. Gayle Beck, PhD, Emerita Professor of Psychology and former Chair of Excellence, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, United States