This book presents an evidence-based, integrative group therapy treatment model that includes elements from psychodynamic, interpersonal, psychoeducational, and cognitive-behavioral approaches to address the needs of people suffering from psychosis.
Nick Kanas, MD, is Professor Emeritus (Psychiatry) at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). He has conducted clinical and research work on group therapy at the San Francisco Veterans Hospital, UCSF, and other national and international settings. He has been leading therapy groups for psychotic patients since 1975, and his first book on the subject was Group Therapy for Schizophrenic Patients.