PICTURES IN THE MIND'S EYE.
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| Title: | PICTURES IN THE MIND'S EYE. |
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| Authors: | Taylor, Christopher DJ, Langley, Robert |
| Source: | Healthcare Counselling & Psychotherapy Journal. Apr2026, Vol. 26 Issue 2, p14-18. 5p. |
| Subjects: | Psychotherapy, Wounds & injuries, Fear, Paranoia, Emotions, Anxiety, Visualization, Hallucinations, Psychoses, Cognitive therapy |
| Abstract: | The article focuses on iMAgery-focused therapy for psychosis (iMAPS), a novel psychological treatment designed to help individuals with psychosis manage distressing intrusive mental images linked to hallucinations and delusions. Psychosis often involves hallucinations, paranoia, and intrusive imagery that intensify emotional distress, yet existing therapies like cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and antipsychotic medications have limited effectiveness in addressing these images. iMAPS uses techniques such as safe place imagery, image manipulation, and imagery rescripting—where patients reimagine distressing past or future events with more positive outcomes—to reduce the emotional impact and power of intrusive images. Initial studies, including a randomized controlled trial with 45 participants, indicate that iMAPS is safe and may improve patients’ control over imagery and positive beliefs about themselves and others. The therapy emphasizes collaborative formulation, sensory-rich imagery work, and sensitive handling of the complex relationship between mental images and psychotic experiences. [Extracted from the article] |
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| Abstract: | The article focuses on iMAgery-focused therapy for psychosis (iMAPS), a novel psychological treatment designed to help individuals with psychosis manage distressing intrusive mental images linked to hallucinations and delusions. Psychosis often involves hallucinations, paranoia, and intrusive imagery that intensify emotional distress, yet existing therapies like cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and antipsychotic medications have limited effectiveness in addressing these images. iMAPS uses techniques such as safe place imagery, image manipulation, and imagery rescripting—where patients reimagine distressing past or future events with more positive outcomes—to reduce the emotional impact and power of intrusive images. Initial studies, including a randomized controlled trial with 45 participants, indicate that iMAPS is safe and may improve patients’ control over imagery and positive beliefs about themselves and others. The therapy emphasizes collaborative formulation, sensory-rich imagery work, and sensitive handling of the complex relationship between mental images and psychotic experiences. [Extracted from the article] |
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| ISSN: | 14750724 |
