Revisiting Negative Symptoms

Part I: Background 1. Explanations for reduced levels of expression and activity in psychosis.- Part II: Engagement 2. Engaging people with reduced levels of expression and activity in positive therapeutic alliances.- 3. Engaging people in structured interventions to increase levels of expression and activity.- Part III: Assessment and formulation 4. Gathering information to develop a shared understanding (formulation) of reduced levels of expression and activity.- Part IV: Interventions to help people with reduced expression and activity 5. Behavioural approaches to helping people increase their activity levels.- 6. Cognitive strategies to help people address defeatist predictions.- 7. Other approaches for helping people with reduced levels of expression and activity.- Part V: Interventions to support families, companions and mental health teams 8. Supporting families to cope with reduced levels of expression and activity.- 9. Helping mental health teams understand reduced levels of expression and activity.