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Reconciliation reform and recovery: Creating a future for psychological interventions in 14th International Symposium for the Psychological Treatment of and Other Psychoses 22 – 25 September 2003 / Melbourne Convention Centre

Welcome to the ISPS symposium T R A L U S I A A

2003 in Melbourne Melbourne

us all. We look forward to your participation elcome to The 14th International W at ISPS2003 in Melbourne this coming Symposium for the psychological treatment September. of schizophrenia and other psychoses. The Patrick McGorry Scientific Committee has taken some time to review the many abstracts received and to Keynote speakers ISPS 2003 giving consideration to their placement with in the comprehensive program being offered. Professor Jim van Os, Holland Dimensions and Boundaries of Psychosis Delegates attending ISPS2003 will have the opportunity to register for one of five Professor Richard Bentall, United Kingdom workshops scheduled to be held on Monday Conceptual Basis of Psychotic Disorder 22 September commencing at 9.00am. Professor Paul Mullen, Melbourne The program will of course feature eminent Perspectives on Vulnerability keynote speakers from throughout the world, Dr Jeremy Holmes, United Kingdom in addition to which Dr Jan Olav Johannessen Psychodynamic Theory and Practice in will chair The Debate – Can Biological and the Management of Psychosis Psychological Interventions be Integrated in the Treatment of Psychosis? which is sure to be an Dr Frederick Frese, USA The SANE Charter engaging, topical and interesting session for

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Communication - a challenge! Objectives of ISPS ISPS secretariat This newsletter tells of growing activity in an increasing Promote the appropriate use The ISPS secretariat is a link between members number of local ISPS groups, - and also tells you about of psychotherapy and psycho- and the executive committee, updates the website, the new ISPS website which should be in operation before logical treatments for persons prints and distributes the newsletter, keeps a database of ISPS members and local networks, the end of July. with schizophrenias and other psychoses and helps the society and the members with On the new website each local group can edit their own information and other services. pages. We encourage you to use this opportunity to spread Promote the integration of The secretariat is hosted by the Centre for your own information and communicate with local psychological treatments in Psychotherapy and Psychosocial Rehabilitation treatment plans and compre- of Psychoses (SEPREP), a non-commercial Nor- members and potential members about activities and net- hensive treatment for all per- wegian foundation and network of users, clinicians working. There is a lot of space available for each group, sons with schizophrenias and and researchers promoting psychological treat- and we would ask each group to appoint a web editor other psychoses ment of psychoses. Antonia Svensson in Athens who can edit the local pages in contact with us. Local Promote the appropriate use is working part time as ISPS Organiser and does pages also increase the possibility of using your own of psychological understanding most of the work of the secretariat that can be language on such pages. You will also notice that the new and psychotherapeutic appro- done by email. website has a better design and gives a better overview aches in all phases of the dis- Address to the ISPS secretariat of the available information. Improved functionality gives orders including both early in ISPS c/o SEPREP, Jernbanetorget 4 A, us much more control and flexibility to create and develop the onset and in longer lasting N-0154 Oslo, Norway a dynamic website that can serve the objectives. disorders Tel +47 23 10 37 77 / Fax +47 23 10 37 79 In this newsletter we also present Promote research into indivi- E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.isps.org Antonia Svensson, who is engaged dual, family, group psycholo- Bank account: 5005 06 56648 gical therapies, preventive as an organiser of administrative Den norske Bank, Oslo, Norway measures and other psycho- tasks and daily communications. social programmes for those ISPS honorary life time members She has done a very good job with with psychotic disorders Yrjö Alanen (Finland), Gaetano Benedetti similar tasks for the ISPS UK, and Support treatments that in- (Switzerland), Murray Jackson (UK), Jarl Jørstad she will continue with her new Antonia Svensson clude individual, family, group (Norway), Christian Müller (Switzerland) tasks for ISPS even after leaving the UK in August to move and network approaches and Barbro Sandin (Sweden), Helm Stierlin to Greece. The ISPS secretariat in Oslo, Norway, will treatment methods that are (Germany), Lyman Wynne (USA) continue to answer mail, keep the accounts and distribute derived from psychoanalysis, The ISPS executive committee the newsletter. But from now on Antonia will be the person cognitive-behavioural, syste- Jan Olav Johannessen (Norway), chairman, in ISPS that you contact by email about whatever mic and psycho-educational questions or ideas you may have regarding ISPS. approaches Johan Cullberg (Sweden), Courtenay Harding (USA), Brian Martindale (UK), Patrick McGorry Advance education, training (Australia), Franz Resch (Germany), These opportunities for communication represent a and knowledge of mental challenge to us all. We may perhaps easily fill many pages health professionals in the Torleif Ruud (Norway), Ann-Louise Silver (USA) and screens with information and reports on local psychological therapies activites. But we also hope that the pages and screens will be used for communicating and discussing important Reorganisation of the ISPS Secretariat questions, dilemmas and challenges in meeting the needs of the person with psychosis and his/her family, - and I have recently started working part-time for the ISPS in the role of Orga- niser. I have been involved with the ISPS for the past 2 and a half years, as helping us all to see the person more than the problems the ISPS UK Organiser, where I have worked on the development of the UK or the disorder. network, editing the UK newsletter, working towards registering ISPS UK as a charity, and other things. The greatest ISPS event this year will of course be the I studied Psychology to Master's degree level and worked in research for a congress in Melbourne in September. There we will meet couple of years. I am now a practicing dance movement therapist working with and communicate person to person, helping each other children who have witnessed and/or experienced domestic abuse. to increase our awareness and understanding of the expe- I am very pleased to be involved in the exciting and important work of the rience of psychosis, and to learn more on how we can wider network of ISPS. My tasks now include being editorial secretary for contribute to a better life for those who experience the ISPS newsletter and the ISPS website, maintaining the ISPS membership psychosis. By meeting face to face we will build a stronger database, developing a database of information about ISPS local groups, and network to strengthen psychological treatments for developing ISPS publicity flyers for increasing membership. Wenche Løyning persons with psychosis in the future. Vu at the secretariat in Oslo will still receive and sort airmail and faxes, Torleif Ruud deal with ISPS finances and accounts, and distribute the ISPS newsletter. Editor I look forward to meeting the board, the chairs of local groups, and all our dedicated ISPS members in person at the Melbourne conference in September. I can be contacted at [email protected] Antonia Svensson, ISPS Organiser 2 vol.7 no.1 - August 2003 newsletter

letter from the chairman

Haugsgjerd of Oslo, Norway, had put of the board I wish to thank our mem- together an impressive and very com- bers around the world for their great prehensive programme around different work in preserving and building the Dear members aspects of psychologically founded treat- humanistic treatment traditions for and friends of the ISPS ment approaches, diagnostics, training serious psychiatric disorders, such as and supervision. If your local chapter schizophrenia. And I will express my Our movement is in a period of very would like to establish a similar coope- deep gratitude to those board members positive development, with many new ration with the ISPS, please come for- now leaving the board for their sincere local chapters "growing up" in many ward with a suggestion, which the board work for our organisation. It is also a parts of the world. As you may know, would be happy to consider. pleasure to welcome Antonia Svensson the board has decided to establish as a new force in our organisation; she Our special issue of the Journal of the special connections with four psychiatric is situated in London, and will work American Academy of Psychoanalysis milieus, one of them being the Russian part-time together with our secretariat milieu developing from Stavropol. In is now ready for distribution; those of in Oslo, to develop our organisation June (16th–20th 2003) the ISPS, to- you who would be interested in recei- and serve our members and local gether with several other Russian and ving a copy can contact the secretariat chapters. She will have a special focus international organisations, co sponso- in Oslo. Some copies will also be distri- on organisational developments, deve- buted at the Melbourne conference. red the 2nd International Summer loping membership databases etc. Conference on Society and Mental We would like all of you to give copies Health in Stavropol, with the theme to decision makers who need to know Our next big, tri-annual conference, "Modern methods and multidisciplinary more about the scientific basis for the will be in Madrid in June 2006. I am technologies in the sphere of mental psychological treatments available for happy to inform you all that the plann- the treatment of psychosis. We are also health". ing is well underway, and that Dr happy to hear that the negative re- Manuel Chavez and his staff are already The aim of the conference was to con- commendations in the PORT-report, working on the details of that confe- tribute to the development of a comp- will be taken out in the next revision. rence. So, start preparing your rehensive approach to the problems of abstracts...... mental health care. The organisation At the Melbourne meeting some of the board members will retire from the Best wishes committee, co-chaired by Dr. Igor Bylim Jan Olav Johannessen of Stavropol, Russia, and Dr. Svein board, and we will have some new mem- bers with us on the board. On behalf Chair Forming an ISPS network in Slovenia There has been a long tradition of psychotherapeutic work with psyc- hotic patients in Slovenia. The present Ljubljana University Psychiatric Hospital – Polje, illustrated in the photograph – was founded in 1881. This was before the development of formal psychotherapeutic methods. Even at this early stage 77 patients were treated by two doctors helped by sisters, nuns, using humane and traditional methods. Patients were treated not only medically but also sociotherapeutically with occupational therapy and with the family integrated into the therapeutic process. Gradually more formal clinical methods including psychotherapy began. Over the last ten years a lot has been done with the integration of psychotic patients into society in rehabili- tation work that begins with ward-based psychotherapy that may include psycho-education, individual, family and group psychotherapy. Many other different psychotherapeutic and sociotherapeutic approaches are used. There is an increasing need for communication with colleagues about the psychological treatments of psychosis, its supervision and evaluation. Marjeta Blinc

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Reconciliation reform and recovery: Creating a future for psychological interventions in psychosis 14th International Symposium for the Psychological Treatment of Schizophrenia and Other Psychoses 22 – 25 September 2003 / Melbourne Convention Centre

th Pre-symposium Workshops Please fax your intention to register to attend The 14 International Symposium 22 September 2003 for the Psychological Treatment of Schizophrenia and other Psychoses facsimile: +61 3 9521 8889 1. Treatment of Substance Use Disorders and Psychosis yes, i wish to register to attend the conference Professor David Kavanagh, PROF/DR/MR/MRS/MISS/MS Family name: Dr Amanda Baker and Kathryn Elkins Given name/s: 2. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in Psychosis Address: Professor Richard Bentall invited City/suburb: 3. Psychoanalytic Approaches for Psychosis Country: Postcode: Dr Jeremy Holmes invited Telephone: fax: 4. Family Intervention in Psychosis email: Mr John Farhall and Dr Grainne Fadded 5. Relapse Prevention in Psychosis I would like to receive the full registration form yes no Dr John Gleeson and Dr Jo Smith T R A L U S I FURTHER INFORMATION: Contact Marg Scarlett, A A ISPS Secretariat, Conference Strategy Pty Ltd, PO Box 1127, Sandringham Vic, 3191 Australia. Telephone: +61 3 9521 8881 / Facsimile: +61 3 9521 8889 Melbourne Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.conferencestrategy.com.au

David B Feinsilver Award

David B. Feinsilver, M.D, long-time staff member at Chestnut Lodge Hospital (U.S) and a former president of ISPS, established a fund before he died, which would grant a scholarship to fund travel expenses to ISPS conferences, for the best research or clinical paper on the psychotherapeutic treatment of the severely disturbed. Applications were from those who would not otherwise be able to fund their own transportation and accommodation costs to the conference. The Award Committee is pleased to announce that the winner of the David B. Feinsilver award for the forthcoming conference in Melbourne, September 2003 is Ishita Sanyal, a psychologist and the Founder Secretary of Turning Point, a rehabilitation centre for chronically mentally ill people in Kolkata, India. The paper she will present is titled "Family Movement – A New Road in the Treatment and Recovery in Psychosis."

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ISPS in Europe Dear Readers, In the last ISPS Newsletter, I outlined the current status of ISPS Local Networks in Europe and I hope that this will become a regular item and a source of encouragement.There have been a number of further promising developments in recent months and the map of interested persons and groups involved in developing ISPS networks in Europe is certainly expanding. Here are the recent highlights to add to the comprehensive report of the last newsletter. My apologies if I have overlooked any one or any group. Please do not hesitate to send accounts of activities of networks to the Newsletter yourselves, as well as accounts of meetings or other developments that you would like others to hear about that relate to ISPS objectives. We will have a significant slot during the Melbourne conference to meet, discuss, encourage and learn from one another – see you there. Brian Martindale ISPS network facilitator in Europe [email protected] vol.6 no.1 - September 2002 5 newsletter

Spain and of Chestnut Lodge was a past guest The selection of Madrid as the place participant. Professor Ivan Urlic and Dr of the ISPS 2006 International Confe- Sladana Ivezic are the driving forces behind the current successes. rence is a wonderful opportunity for ISPS and the host country. The ISPS ISPS Croatia contacts: Board have been very impressed with [email protected] and the forward planning of Dr. Manuel [email protected] Gonzales de Chavez and his colleagues. Jan Olav Johannessen and I have already Netherlands- Flanders been to see some of the facilities in ISPS Jan Leijten writes: "We had a nice Madrid. Manuel has been organising an and interesting day in Kortenberg near annual ISPS like event in Madrid, which Brussels with Johan Cullberg and around regularly attracts several hundred parti- 150 participants. Most of them came cipants. Last November Luc Ciompi from Belgium. I personally am satisfied." and Courtenay Harding were invited A report by Nadine Pauwels can be guest participants, and in November found in this newsletter. this year, Yrjö Alanen, Johan Cullberg, Contact: [email protected] Shalon Litman and Jorge Garcia Bada- ISPS racco will be visiting United Kingdom (www.cursoesquizofreniamadrid.com). will have held two separate day confe- We are confident that the ISPS family rences on in patient wards in December will grow fast in conjunction with the 2002 and June 2003 by the time of 2006 congress if not before. We antici- publication. The first was in Notting- pate that the Madrid event will be very ham and the second in London. Full popular and will also introduce South accounts of these successful conferences Americans to ISPS. can be found in the regular ISPS UK Contact: [email protected] Newsletter (see ISPS website). An im- portant feature of these conferences has Italy is launching ISPS Italy in July 03 been the increasing participation by (10th–12th) during the Volcanic Mind nurses, users and carers who keenly feel conference in Catania, Sicily. Professor the need to recover wards as more thera- Tullio Scrimali has shown considerable peutic places. We have started to plan initiative and enthusiasm for this exci- a residential conference for next year ting development and 20,000 advance (Probably September 2004) on Ways of brochures are being distributed. Watch listening. this space for news next time. The confe- Croatia, Slovenia and Serbia Our email discussion group continues rence will also have a very interesting have long had a tradition of interest in to be lively and we are about to conduct social program: Welcome Party with the psychological treatments of a membership drive. We have had elec- dancing, Farewell Dinner, Visit to Cata- psychosis. On May the 7th 2003 the tions and a new committee covering nia, a trip to Etna and a day cruise to School of Psychosis was held in the the range of modalities is settling down Syracuse. Guest Speakers will include beautiful, historical city of Dubrovnik to work. ISPS UK Contact: David Kingdon, Jan Olav Johannessen [email protected] and Brian Martindale. organised by the Croatian Medical Asso- For more details visit www.issco.net ciation and the Croatian Association Russia ISPS Italy contact: [email protected] of Clinical Section for Psycho- I am in contact with three groups in social Treatment of Psychoses which is Russia and the creative exchange be- now also known as the Croatian ISPS. tween Norway and Stavropol has resul- A separate brief report can be found in this newsletter and I can vouch for the ted in another summer school that will high standard of group, individual and be taking place in the coming weeks and family therapy being offered which has in which a number of prominent a long psychodynamic tradition. The Norwegian ISPS members will late Dr David Feinsilver, ISPS Chair participate.

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CURRENT ISPS NETWORK contacts in Europe (networks either active or under discussion) BULGARIA ESTONIA LITHUANIA RUSSIA Dr. Manuel Gonzales de Maja Mladenova Harri Kyynarpuu Arunas Germanavicius Siberia Chavez [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] arunas.germanavicius@ Olga, Vladimir vrc.vu.lt CROATIA FINLAND [email protected] SWEDEN Ivan Urlic Jakko Seikkula NETHERLANDS- St Petersburg Sonja Levander [email protected] [email protected] FLANDERS Dr. Reshetnikov [email protected] Jan Leijten Sladana Ivecic Klaus Lehtinen [email protected] UKRAINE [email protected] [email protected] Sladana.Ivezic@bolnica- Stavropol Alexander Mironenko vrapce.hr FRANCE NORWAY Alexey Koryoukin [email protected] [email protected] CZECH Pierre Delion Torleif Ruud UNITED KINGDOM [email protected] David Holub [email protected] SLOVENIA Brian Martindale [email protected] GERMANY POLAND Marjeta Blinc Pesek drbmartindale@blueyon DENMARK Franz Resch Slawomir Murawiec marjeta.blinc@psih- der.co.uk klinika.si Bent Rosenbaum [email protected] [email protected] bent.rosenbaum@dadlne heidelberg.de Irena Namys_owska SPAIN .dk ITALY [email protected] Jorge Tizon Susan Harder Tullio Scrimali Krzysztof Walczewski [email protected] [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; Seminar in Stavropol, Russia - Psycho-educative multifamily work Stavanger Hospital trust, Division spent lecturing. A translated version The participants were eager, and of Psychiatry has established contact of the book "Family work with common problems and good solu- with Stavropol Regional Clinical psychosis" was handed out to all the tions were shared. Experiences with Mental Hospital in Russia. participants, and the transparencies the evaluation instruments and During the Schizophrenia Days in had also been translated into Russian different kinds of registration forms Stavanger, Norway, in November to make it easier for the participants were exchanged, and the Russians 2002, a seminar on psycho-educative to follow the lectures. were encouraged from the start to multifamily work in Stavropol, based Lectures on expressed emotion, make conditions favourable for on William McFarlane's model, was stress-/vulnerability model, geneo- prospective research. planned. At the same time the corner- grams, how to carry out introductory On the last day, the programme was stone was laid of what was to become conversations with the families, how summarised, and the partici-pants had Propsy – a psychiatric information to teach the families about psychosis, to complete an exam. They were each foundation, similar to the one in crisis, and a thorough introduction given a group leader diploma during Stavanger (Stiftelsen Psykiatrisk to the multifamily model were also a closing ceremony. Opplysning). given. During the stay there was also time The three following days were spent to visit the offices of Prospy (Psychi- on practical implementation. Through atric Information) where Vlad repeated role-plays the participants Babayants is the manager and Alexy (Propsy) were able to try being group leaders, Koryoukin is chair of the board. under instructions from the In March 2003, two colleagues from Norwegian seminar leaders. Division of psychiatry, a During the role-plays it became clear and a psychiatric nurse, went to that Russian "families" expe-rience Stavropol to teach psycho-educative similar problems to Norwe-gian multifamily work. 54 doctors and families, as the Russian culture is not psychologists signed up for the semi- very different to the Norwe-gian. nar, which was held at Stavropol Maybe the biggest difference was the Regional Clinical Mental Hospital. tradition of many genera-tions within The first two days of the visit were families living together.

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The Management of Psychoses in a South-East Asian Country The local ISPS Chapter in Singapore

The Early Psychosis Intervention early symptoms of psychosis among the Programme (EPIP), a nationwide pro- general public, general practitioners gramme established in April 2001 under and other health care professionals. the auspices of the Ministry of Health, Outreach has also been initiated to Singapore, was the platform from which traditional & religious healers. the local chapter of ISPS was launched EPIP has involved counselors from in early 2003. EPIP adopts a case manage- the various tertiary educational insti- ment approach that looks into the over- tutions, government bodies (such as all needs of individuals and their fami- the Singapore Armed Forces, Singa- lies. Other than medication, psycho- and the Indians (9%), the various atti- pore Civil Defence Force, the Singa- logical interventions play a significant tudes and beliefs of this multi-racial and pore Police Force) and non-government role in the management of patients multi-religious Asian society play an associations (such as Family Service with psychoses and schizophrenia. Some important role in influencing the psycho- Centres, the Singapore Anglican Wel- of the interventions utilized include logical approaches used in the treatment fare Council, the Singapore Association psycho-education for patients and their of our patients. Chinese temple medi- of Mental Health and the Singapore families, psycho-therapy, day programmes ums, Malay shamans and traditional Children’s Society.) Lectures and work- within our own “Club EPIP” (a re- medicine men, Hindu and Christian shops have been conducted on the creational, club-like setting for rehabi- management of psychosis to educate litation, vocational, and leisure activi- priests are often consulted by patients in attempts to “cure” their psychotic these healthcare professionals, who ties), family support groups, and outreach often are the first point of contact for teams which provide Assertive Commu- symptoms. Hence, professional care- young people with mental illness. But nity Treatment. It is a comprehensive givers need to have a comprehensive there is much work to be done to break- and integrated treatment programme understanding and knowledge of these down the barriers of stigma associated involving a multidisciplinary team of cultural and religious beliefs of the diffe- with mental illness. One interesting , psychologists, nurses, rent ethnic groups. This diversity of aspect of “the Singapore experience” is social workers, and occupational beliefs and values provides an interes- therapists. It focuses on early detection ting challenge in managing our multi- the results of one of our recent studies of psychosis, and subsequent vigorous ethnic patient population. A culturally- of a Singaporean patient population which showed that 24% of the sample interventions. oriented psychotherapy “package” named PASTE (Personal And Strategic coping of patients surveyed went to a traditio- Therapy for Early psychosis) has been nal healer first when they experienced developed specifically as a psycho- the symptoms of therapeutic intervention for the multi- psychosis. 24% ethnic patients in Singapore. It takes into account individual patients’ personal and cultural beliefs about the causes of their psychotic symptoms; this contributes to the development of a A large sub-set of traditional healers Malays stronger therapeutic alliance. The are the Traditional Chinese Medicine psychoeducation provided has also been Practitioners, which number about Indians Chinese given a culturally-relevant slant. 2,000 in Singapore. Several dialogue Besides the identification and man- sessions have been held with the Singa- agement of patients diagnosed with first pore Chinese Physicians’ Association Here in Singapore, an island state in episode psychosis, the screening of those to help raise awareness of the impor- South-East Asia with a population of at high risk of developing the illness tance of early intervention and 3.4 million comprising three main and the provision of evidence-based treatment. Research and training are the main- ethnic groups, the largest being the treatment, one of the main aims of EPIP stays of an innovative and dynamic Chinese (77%), the Malays (14%) is to provide extensive education of the programme. Over the past year, EPIP 8 vol.7 no.1 - August 2003 newsletter has been committed to numerous research projects to further improve the services offered. Staff training, including consultations with a In Memory of Michael B. Conran number of visiting experts from established overseas programmes, and visits by team Dr. Michael B. Conran, from London, a devoted member of the members to international programmes has ISPS, died on 19th December 2001 at the age of 77 years from a ensured EPIP remains innovative and current. rapidly developing cancer. The Singapore chapter of ISPS also hopes to I first met Michael in 1969 when I visited the Villa 21 at Shenley research more intensively into the local Hospital where, as a psychiatric registrar, he was responsible for the psychological treatment approaches. treatment of some 20 young male schizophrenics. Michael was at the beginning of his personal analysis, and Dr. S. T. Hayward, a EPIP has passed the milestone of publishing psychoanalyst, was his hospital consultant. This period in Michael’s its first book this year: , Possession or life lasted for 8 years, and even if he later became engaged in other Imagination? Experiencing and Recovering from psychoanalytic and psychotherapeutic activities, he has often referred Psychosis. The book provides a resource for to this time as the most privileged of his working life. those diagnosed with psychosis, their families, Being age mates and finding much common in our views and caregivers and friends as it offers practical advice activities, we instantly became close friends. Soon afterwards I had and information, personal accounts and an the task of arranging the IVth ISPS symposium in Turku in 1971, insight into the “Singapore experience” of and with a restricted number of participants. I invited Michael – as psychosis. It is the first book of this type to well as Dr. Hayward – to Finland. Since that time, he was a regular be published in participant in our ISPS international symposia. Singapore.ore. He had also a crucial interest in the work of nurses and emphasized the function of the hospital as a nursing institution. From the beginning, I was struck by his exceptional sensitivity to experience and ability to analyse the transference-countertransference processes prevalent in all these inter-relationships (patients – mothers – nurses – himself). Some of his papers are published in the books of proceedings of ISPS symposia. The best path to become acquainted with Michael Conran’s vivid and empathic case histories as well as with his thoughts is certainly his last paper, the chapter “Sorrow, vulnerability and madness”. This can be found in the excellent little book Psychosis (madness), edited by Paul Williams and published in 1999 by the Institute of Psychoanalysis in London. As a person, Michael Conran was warm and kind, with an excellent sense of humor and an inner capacity to sometimes rejoice in life like a happy child. I will end with a couple of anecdotal memories. While visiting Finland, Michael told my wife and I how he had Since its inception two made a long train trip over several days through the Soviet Union years ago, EPIP has developed to be an integral to Vladivostok. The compartment windows were dirty and the views part of Singapore’s national health system. EPIP through them were therefore not good. So during a longer stop at makes a positive impact in the recognition, a station, he joined the cleaning women and took some of their assessment, treatment and management of equipment and began to wash the windows. He was apparently able to form a good relationship even with these ladies who did not get people with psychosis and their families in angry with him but, far from it. In fact at the end of the journey, Singapore. But perhaps its greatest contribution they gave to him “a medal for his cleaning work”. is that, for Singaporeans diagnosed with psychosis, EPIP now provides hope. We have Yrjö O. Alanen made a bid to host the 2006 IEPA Conference Professor Emeritus in here in Singapore. The local ISPS chapter Psychiatry hopes to contribute to the Conference with its University of Turku, Finland research findings on the psychological treatment of Asian patients with the schizophrenias and other psychoses. (Shortened for the newsletter by the editor. The complete obituary is on the ISPS website)

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One year ISPS-network the Netherlands-Flanders

In March 2003 we celebrated the first meeting of representatives of the Euro- It was very interesting to hear Prof. Cull- anniversary of our local ISPS-network pean local groups at the IEPA-conference berg speak about his long experience with for the Dutch-speaking part of the Low in Copenhagen, which was a very stimu- people with psychosis and to hear the Lands. lating experience. results of his extensive research project. In the first five years since the foun- But above all, we held our 2nd ISPS- As to be expected, collisions arose re- ding of the ISPS in 1997 in London, in Network Conference in April in Korten- gularly, which is used as a starting point total 25 psychiatrists and psychologists berg, Belgium. The first ISPS-Network- for further discussion, because every in our countries have visited one or more Conference in 2002 in Eindhoven had psychological method has merits of its of the informal meetings of the Platform been a succes with a varied program and own and because we can learn from liste- for Psychotherapy for Psychosis. The aim 100 visitors. For the second one former ning to each others experiences with it. of the Platform was also to see whether ISPS-president prof. Johan Cullberg was An evaluation of the opinion of the organised activities in our countries would invited to speak about the Parachute participants of the Conference was con- be possible with a link to the ISPS. In Project. Besides him two Belgian and two ducted, and the outcome of it supports this way a smaller, stable group of partici- Dutch psychotherapists gave lectures. With our impression, that this design has met pants has developed. After the 2000 ISPS 150 participants from the Benelux it was our intention. Another outcome was, Symposium in Stavanger that group has well attended. that there seems to be a need for a more decided to found an official local ISPS- Our approximation in getting low lands searching and more practical approxi- Network as a society according to the professionals acquainted with the range mation of psychological treatments for Dutch law. The network has about thirty of ideas of the ISPS has been until now psychosis, for example by workshops. members and a board consisting of Ludi to present a varied view of treatments: Maybe that will be the starting point van Bouwel, Dirk de Wachter and Dion ambulatory and residential, for acute as for the third ISPS-Network Conference van Werde from Belgium and Margreet well as for chronic patients, and of all of in the Low Lands, to be held in the de Pater, Jos de Kroon and the writer the different schools of psychotherapy. Netherlands. In doing so we hope that from the Netherlands. Five of them are The aim of it is to show the treatments, we can build a growing and interested psychiatrists, one is a psychologist. that are used in the Low Lands, as well as community of professionals who have the During this year most of the efforts of the ones who have developed them. In need for nourishment and stimulation for the board have been directed to the orga- this year we have made a beginning with their every-day practical work with people nisation of a little apparatus for our net- the presentation of interesting foreign with psychosis. work, and to keeping contact with our speakers and projects, which we hope we Jan Leijten, chairman of the ISPS- can continue in the forthcoming years. members via our own newsletter and with Network the Netherlands-Flanders. the ISPS. We also participated in the Report from the ISPS-Stavropol Dear friends from ISPS urgent in our situation. The formation of our group has given an impetus to the development of psychological aid provided We are happy to send you our regards from Stavropol, Russia, to our patients, those with psychotic disorders among them. where a local of ISPS-group has been formed recently. The Earlier this kind of work was done due to efforts of individual formation of our group was, in many respects, possible due enthusiasts, but nowadays in our hospital there is a gradual to the support of our Norwegian colleagues in Oslo and transition from a purely medical-aid pattern to a bio-psycho- Stavanger. This support has helped us in establishing and social approach, where medical, psychotherapeutic and socio- developing our local group which, at present, has 27 persons. therapeutic treatment actions are equally present. It includes psychiatrists, psychotherapists, psychologists and We believe our group will contribute to drawing the students. Staff members of the Stavropol Regional Clinical attention of our society and the authorities of our country Mental Hospital form the main part of the group and Igor to the problems of psychotherapy in general, and to those Anatolievich Bylim, the Head Physician of the hospital, was of psychotherapy of psychoses in particular. We are grateful elected the group leader. Many of our group members form for the support provided by ISPS and the hospital in Stavanger, part of governing bodies of various other professional non- and we hope for further cooperation with other local groups. profit organizations (Association of Psychiatrists, Psychoanaly- tical Association, etc.). This enables us to cooperate actively Igor Anatolievich Bylim, chairman of the Stavropol with these organizations and to integrate our efforts aimed Society of Psychotherapy of Psychoses at achieving the goals set by ISPS. The goals and objectives put by ISPS has proven very (The text has been shortened by the editor due to lack of space)

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Ann-Louise S. Silver, M.D., president. A Report on ISPS-US

ISPS-US continues to grow. Our The issue was co-edited by me and Meanwhile, the core group has been together for over T.K. Larsen of Norway, who chairs the Chicago branch, four years, exchanging frequent e-mails, ISPS Task Force on the PORT Report. now in its second year, has hosted getting together at actual meetings, His task force's articles form a large a brilliant confe- supporting each other and strategizing. section of this blockbuster issue. ISPS- US members who contributed articles rence, and holds Our listserve, moderated by Joel Kanter, periodic local include David Garfield, William Gott- has over 70 members. Its activity level meetings. The varies between high and overwhelming. diener, Brian Koehler, Bert Karon, Washington The intellectual content and the fervor Colin Ross, and Wilfried Ver Eecke. branch, with the of these postings are holding us together, Copies can be obtained from me or Washington even though we often groan on seeing through ISPS headquarters. We are School of Psychi- the long list of red flags to be dealt with. awaiting publication of the revised atry, hosted the The discussions remind me of the now- PORT Report, co-authored by Anthony Frieda Fromm-Reichmann Lecture, at past Wednesday conferences at Chest- Lehman and Donald Steinwachs, hoping which ISPS-UK member Siobhan nut Lodge, where we often felt we could for deletion of Recommendations 22 O'Connor, MD spoke on "Violence in predict what each person would say, but and 26, which, while admitting to no Schizophrenia." The Philadelphia branch were repeatedly surprised by our inaccu- supporting scientific evidence, recomm- launched this year and has met a few racies. The executive committee (a ended against psychodynamic individual times. Its leaders, Harold Stern and Victoria Conn, are taking on the task group of about 20) now holds monthly or family therapy in schizophrenia even of chairing the fifth annual ISPS-US conference calls on the first Sunday of in combination with medications. If meeting, which will be held November the month. This month, we will submit indeed these recommendations are de- leted, we will aim over the next few years 8 and 9 at the Thomas Jefferson Medical our application for non-profit status University. with the federal government. Once we at convincing Lehman and Steinwachs that we have sufficient evidence to We are issuing the following call for acquire this official status, we can apply papers for this meeting, on the theme warrant a positive recommendation for grants, accept donations, and become "The Mind behind the Brain". In our for individual and family therapies. We a more public presence. Julie Wolter is current era, we hear and read forcefully will advocate for an individual mental heading our membership recruitment repeated pronouncements on advances committee, and we are starting to see health worker for each patient with in . We experience results as people from around the coun- schizophrenia, and for a supporting funding for direct patient care slipping try are finding their way to us. Under system for all such workers. away, as hospitals and community pro- the leadership of William Gottdiener, Among our US branches, New York grams continue to shrink or close. Some our research committee is formulating City's branch is clearly the strongest. people even claim that psychotherapy its first project. I am hoping to see it Headed by Brian Koehler, who also is dangerous for those struggling with published someday in Schizophrenia edits the ISPS-US Newsletter, the psychotic illness. ISPS-US is working Bulletin. branch meets monthly, hosting inte- for more balanced and humane approa- We are especially proud of the recent resting and challenging speakers. The ches, promoting secure attachments. issue of the Journal of the American New York group also hosted our fourth Academy of Psychoanalysis and Dyna- annual meeting, at the William mic Psychiatry, Vol. 31, Number 1, Alanson White Institute. Our keynote Spring 2003, "The schizophrenic speaker, , author of person and the benefits of the psycho- : Bad Science, Bad therapies – Seeking a PORT in the Medicine, and the Enduring Mistreat- storm." Essentially all of its articles are ment of the Mentally Ill galvanized written by ISPS members. The issue the meeting. At our business meeting, could form the basis for an excellent held during that New York meeting, seminar on aspects of current psycho- we adopted articles of incorporation, therapeutic approaches to psychosis. and a constitution.

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When one's back is to the wall, it is good to have someone there at your side. Mental illness refers to a disorder of mind, chaos in Report from the ISPS-Sweden thinking and feeling, loss of trust in self and in others. We sort things out by talking, and October 11–12 2002, the ISPS-Sweden was established in Stock- it is good to talk with someone who can holm as a local group of the international ISPS. A chairperson, remember what was learned months earlier. psychologist Sonja Levander, was elected. Around 50 professionals We invite submissions of 30-minute papers took part in the meeting. Four central topics for the society were for our fifth annual meeting. Clinical reports, defined: theoretical papers from the wide variety of 1. To work for the use of psychological and psychotherapeutic orientations, public policy papers, historical treatment methods for psychotic patients. studies, and personal accounts are welcomed. Please send an abstract (100–200 words) 2. To work for the development of psychotherapeutic methods along with your proposed title, and an representing different theoretical frames of reference: objectives statement to: psychoanalytic, cognitive, systemic and psycho-education Harold R. Stern, Ph.D., 354 Winding Way 3. To support training, and supervision of staff working with Merion, PA 19066 [email protected] psychotic patients

For those interested in joining ISPS-US, 4. To support and contribute to research in the area contact our treasurer, Barbara Cristy, LCSW- During the meeting the preliminary version of the Swedish National C, (address below). Dues are just $40 per Guidelines for Schizophrenia treatment was summarised by Johan year for mental health professionals and $20 Cullberg, and discussed among the participants. A working group was per year for all others. If you live in a city suggested for a critical review regarding the psychological aspects of the that has an existing ISPS-US branch, feel guidelines. free to contact the branch's leader, listed Representatives from three first episode psychosis teams presented below. Otherwise, contact me, by phone or and discussed organizational difficulties experienced in their work. e-mail. We have heard from someone inte- Special attention was paid to the necessity of close co-operation with rested in launching a branch in New Orleans, units like the mobile emergency team, the emergency ward, and the and we would love to see branches through- hospital wards that initially or in later phases might be responsible for out the U.S. the treatment. Also difficulties spreading information in the orga- Heads of Local Branches: nisation about the work done with first time psychotic patients were Chicago: David Garfield, MD discussed. Often patients are treated in other parts of the organisation [email protected] (847-578-8705) even if they have received a diagnosis of psychosis. Barbro Sandin presented a long-term follow-up of a psychotherapeu- New York City: Brian Koehler, PhD tically treated man with schizophrenia and gave a lot of examples of [email protected] interventions – in many cases quite unorthodox – that she had made. (212-533-5687) The discussion afterwards focused on what aspects of a long treatment Philadephia: Harold Stern, PhD can be described as therapeutic. [email protected] (610-949-9339) Sonja Levander, finally, presented her report on psychotic patients’ San Francisco: Sue von Baeyer, Ph.D. subjective experience of their problems and the importance of in-cluding [email protected] (510-849-4403) this information when making initial assessments. Also in respect to Baltimore/Washington: working alliance and to certain recovery aspects, the awareness of the Ann-Louise Silver, M.D. subjective dimension seems to be of importance. Efforts should be made [email protected] (410-997-1751) to support the patient’s formulation of his/her problems. The general feeling at the meeting was one of hope and satisfaction Treasurer: Barbara Cristy, LCSW-C that the association has been formed and thereby new possibilities for [email protected] improving the treatment facilities in Sweden. 1015 Spring Street, #201, Next meeting will be held in Stockholm March 28–29, 2003. Silver Spring, MD 20910 Johan Cullberg (301-565-0021) Stockholm, December 2002

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Report from the Kortenberg meeting

In 2002 the ISPS-Network accessible over a long period of time well-deserved place in Netherlands-Flanders (Belgium) was and aims, among other things, at the the variety of visions founded, as a subdivision of ISPS world- lowest optimal anti-psychotic medication. about treatment of wide organization. This setup resulted in short hospitalisa- psychotics. tion durations, low cost on behalf of Dr. Jack Jenner, a Dutch the patient, good symptomatic recovery psychiatrist, clearly wasn’t that and high subjective satisfaction. Based optimistic about the analytic approach. on my own clinical experience, I strong- In his speech he vehemently advocated ly subscribe to the idea of the importance the: “ focussed Integrative of continuity of care, based on the needs Therapy” (HIT), a treatment which of the patient and his/her family, and integrates medication, coping training, organized as early as possible. psycho-education and rehabilitation for both the patient and his/her family, During the remainder of the day, after This year its annual meeting took place and cognitive behaviour therapy. The th a brief review of one year of work by on April 25 2003 at the University HIT-program is presented as a client- Dr. Jan Leijten for the ISPS-Network, Centre St. Joseph-Kortenberg (Belgium); oriented integrative treatment for the- various speakers presented their work, the day was introduced by Prof. Dr. J. rapy-resistant psychotic symptoms, hereby referring to the parachute pro- Peuskens. The title of the conference: aimed at increasing therapy compliance ject. Dr. Ludi Van Bouwel, a Belgian “Soft landing … tailored care of psyc- and generalizing the effect in the areas psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, intro- hosis” refers to the Parachute Project of subjective suffering, objective psy- duced a residential psychotherapeutic of Prof. Dr. Johan Cullberg, an initiative chopathology, quality of life and social program for young psychotics, in which in Sweden that aims at optimizing functioning. Dr. J. Jenner made it clear medication, a psychoanalytic approach recovery and lowering relapse frequency, that he himself is a firm believer of a and family therapy are integrated and based on intensive research production, directive therapy approach, including which was presented to us that day. administered, according to each pati- ent’s individual needs. In this approach single family treatment and crisis As an introduction to his project, interventions. Prof. Cullberg gave a detailed overview delusions and are con- of the different stages and subjective sidered as being fragmented residues of Dion Van Werde, psychologist- experiences in a first episode psychosis, a painful psychological reality which psycho-therapist in St. Denijs Westrem, which is regarded as an intense crisis hasn’t been integrated by the patient Belgium, explained how a phenomeno- reaction in a psycho-biologically vul- (cracks in the mental skin). In the the- logical-experiential multidisciplinary nerable person. Later on a review was rapeutic process the caregivers try to approach guides him and his team in given of the different dimensions of meet the patient in his/her pain, pain helping the patient in the process of vulnerability to schizophrenia, a recount that needs to be made bearable and conscious choice: to be or not to be was made of the various specific and significant (containment of projective involved in an assignment. This treat- non-specific stressors, and possible identification). Preverbal therapies, ment model is based on the Pre-therapy counterproductive ingredients of “care exploration of the family history and concept of Dr. G. F. Prouty (Chicago, as usual” were highlighted. Later in the the story of each individual parent are USA) and aims at restoring and day, Prof. Cullberg presented the Para- all taken into account in the process of strengthening contact, and the balan- chute Project, including 175 patients understanding the inner world of the cing in the area between the two (grey from 17 psychiatric clinics in Sweden, patient. Being in a holding environment, zone). Where as Prof. Cullberg and his and its quite impressive results after a which can also contain “unimaginable team especially focus on organizing 3–5 year follow-up. Due to their active storms” (Jackson ’94) can help the pa- therapy which fit in with the needs of reaching-out policy there is no waiting tient to install a mental world in which the patient, this approach chooses to time for the patient and his/her family, symbolic thinking is possible again, and highlight how a patient is helped to which is also involved as soon as possible. chaos makes way for significance. find direction and take initiative in his In-patient care is provided in small low- I, among others, who was still sceptical own way of functioning: the patient staffed crisis homes, initially based on towards analytic approaches of psycho- masters the problem, where in his past the patient’s own formulations of his/her tics, was intrigued and impressed by this he/she was mastered by the problem. actual problems. The same team is easily lecture, which put this approach in its This way of thinking leans closely

vol.7 no.1 - August 2003 13 newsletter towards the relation qualities descri- bed by Dr. Rogers (empathy, positive acceptance, genuineness/congru- ISPS Croatia ence) and Jendlin’s notion of SCHOOL OF PSYCHOTHERAPY OF PSYCHOSES IN CROATIA “experiencing”. The School of Psychotherapy of • B Martindale (UK): Family Therapy Professor Dr. Marius Romme em- Psychoses was held in the Inter-Uni- Concept. and: Work and prospects of ISPS phasized in his lecture the importan- versity Center in Dubrovnik, Croatia ce of focussing on trauma experie- in May 2003. The Center is the nodal • M Adjus (UK): The Use of Card Sort nced by psychotic patients, and point of the network that includes more Exercises in the Prevention of Relapse provided quite some arguments in that 130 universities around world, and in Serious Mental Illness favour of a link between psychosis all its manifestations are organized on • R Lucas (UK): Psychoanalytic and trauma. According to Professor international participation basis. The Approaches to Bipolar Psychoses. and: Romme, a lot of different theoretical language spoken is English. This year Managing Depression – Analytic, approaches can be used to work it was the seventh School, and the main Antidepressants, or Both theme was: Towards Comprehensive with trauma and psychosis, as long • C Rosenberg (USA): Working in the as caregivers don’t forget the im- Psychotherapy of Psychoses: Focus on . Plural Body: A Theoretical Approach portance of the use of context The organizers of the School are assoc. to Family Therapy with a Schizophrenic analysis (life history, emotions and prof. Ivan Urlic and Sladana Ivezic. Patient. and: Process Recording from power relations), the reduction of The lecturers and case presenters were the Plural Body , the offering of social safety from Croatia, and from UK, USA, and • I Urlic: The Multicenter Project for and the instalment of a relationship Serbia-Montenegro. Assessment of the Efficiency of Group between caregiver and patient based Psychotherapy in the Treatment of • I Urlic: Group Supervision of Group on equality, respect and support, Psychotics (developed by the study Psychotherapy with Psychotic Patients. thus enabling the restoring of social group of the IGA Bologna, Italy, A Group-Analytic Approach roles in which compensation is very aimed at creation of an international important to install a new • S Ivezic: Symbiotic transference network. The project in its pilot equilibrium. • B Restek Petrovic and N. Oreskovic phase) To conclude, I can safely state Krezler: Patients with Bipolar Disorder The Section for Psychotherapy and in Group Psychotherapy. Cases were that both countries put a lot of effort Psychosocial Treatment of Psychosis presented by . Sivic, J. Jelicic and D. into helping the psychotic patient (ISPS) of the Croatian Physicians' Britvic. to land on his feet into reality, thus Association and Association for Clini- avoiding that the chaos of psychosis • S Biocina: Education of Families and cal Psychiatry held its regular meeting, leads to despair and loss of perspec- Patients with Bipolar Disorder aiming at fostering training and sprea- tive on behalf of the patient and (workshop) ding of the psychodynamic oriented his environment, which would lead approach to psychotics and their fami- to continuous damage to his/her lies. (Editor: We are sorry that we are psychological functioning, unable to print some of the Croatian names relationships and social position. with the right Croatian letters.) Although the different speakers represented different approaches, Note from Brian Martindale (UK): they all agree on the importance of As a visitor and participant, I would like multi-disciplinary integrative thera- to add a note to emphasise how inspiring py, focussing on the needs of the this meeting was. It was run in a very patient and his/her family. The amicable workshop style with plenty of initiative to work together across time for discussion and digestion, – and in the borders and across theoretical the beautiful setting of Dubrovnik. The approaches for the benefit of the breadth of application of psychological patient can only be applauded and therapies discussed for individuals, groups supported. and families was impressive. A very warm Professor Ivan Urlic and Dr Sladana Ivecic – Nadine Pauwels the organisers and main teachers of the School of welcome to Croatia as an ISPS network Clinical psychologist Psychotherapy of Psychoses

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Uganda Singapore ISPS LOCAL GROUPS OUTSIDE OF EUROPE Argentina ISPS-US Silver Spring formed when twenty-one core The US local group distri- MD 20910 USA members were recruited from Singapore 59747 butes its own newsletter to [email protected] a multidisciplinary group of Tel: +65 63892060 clinicians involved in the care [email protected] its members, has an active ISPS Canada e-mail discussion group, and of patients with early psycho- Ms Lisa Choo annual meetings, and plans A local ISPS group has sis and schizophrenia. Since [email protected] to publish its own journal in started up in Canada. Janet then the members have met the future. There are regular Landeen (contact details to discuss future activities that ISPS Argentina meetings of the New York, below) is coordinating the the group intends to under- The ISPS Argentina local Washington, Philadelphia group for Mary Seeman, MD take and these include super- group has just recently start- and Chicago branches, with in Toronto. vision in the psychological ed being set up, in May 2003. management of schizophre- San Fransisco, New Haven, Contact person: They have 10 members so far, Detroit and Boston branches nia and research on a cultu- who are aiming to meet regu- Janet Landeen, RN, PhD rally-relevant form of psycho- currently being set up. Assistant Professor larly and plan the develop- therapy for patients with early The US local group also has School of Nursing, McMaster ment of their local ISPS psychosis and schizophrenia. some Canadian members in University, Hamilton Ontario group. Quebec City who are being Tel 905-525-9140 x22266 The chapter hopes to recruit Contact person: encouraged to launch an Fax 905-570-0667 more interested members Alfredo Eidelsztein ISPS local group. [email protected] within Singapore and from [email protected] the surrounding countries in Contact persons: ISPS Singapore South-East Asia, with the ISPS Uganda Ann-Louise S. Silver, goal of establishing an Emmanuel Mufumba is ISPS-US President The idea of a local chapter of ISPS in Singapore was ASEAN network under the interested in starting up a 4966 Reedy Brook Lane auspices of the ISPS. Columbia, MD 21044-1514 conceived following the local ISPS group in Uganda. USA attendance of the 2002 IEPA Contact persons: Contact person: [email protected] Conference held in Copen- Dr Lyn Chua Emmanuel Mufumba hagen by several members of Dept. of Psychology P.O BOX 1912, Jinja Barbara Cristy, the Early Psychosis Interven- Institute of Mental Health ISPS-US treasurer Uganda tion Programme (EPIP). In and Woodbridge Hospital [email protected] 1015 Spring Street #201 early 2003 the chapter was 10 Buangkok View,

Positive Practice Awards 2003 NIMHE’s First Mental Health Awards REQUEST We would like to announce that two leading members of the ISPS UK local group have won FOR INFORMATION first joint prize and a runner up award (Highly Commended) for their services in the ‘British National Institutes for Mental Health (England) Modernising Mental Health Services’ category. I am currently in the pro- Our warmest congratulations to Grainne Fadden and Steffan Davies respectively. cess of creating a database of information on all local Joint Winner ISPS groups, which includes Meriden, the West Midlands Family Programme, is an ambitious project that took the details about the group’s form of training a core group of clinicians across the seventeen mental health Trusts in leader, contact details, num- the West Midlands in Behavioural Family Therapy, who themselves went on to cascade ber of members, activities the training across their own Trusts. The approach has a robust research base to it proving to reduce relapse rates for service users, reducing family care-giving stress and increasing undertaken so far and plans effective communication and problem solving within the family. for the future etc. If your local ISPS group has not Highly Commended been mentioned in this Cedars Community, Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, seeks to create a therapeutic newsletter, or if any of the environment for patients with ‘treatment resistant psychosis’ within Rampton, a high information that appears is security hospital. The provision of activities tailored to patients’ needs, in a more spacious and relaxed environment, has led to much greater levels of involvement in occupational, incorrect, please e-mail me recreational and therapeutic activities by most patients. at: [email protected] More information can be found on the new ISPS website www.isps.org Antonia Svensson, ISPS Organiser

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