title: A Compassion-Focused Approach to Working With Someone Diagnosed With Schizophrenia.
abstract: This case report is a shared, compassion-focused therapy account between a therapist and someone with a 20-year history of schizophrenia. It shows the usefulness of compassion in facilitating the courage to address the worst symptoms of psychosis. It does this by promoting a mindfulness of mind and emotional regulation. This approach helped create an alternative position from which to ground and anchor the self so psychotic fears were less able to dominate.
authors.affiliation: Lanchester Road Hospital.
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kennedy
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ellerby
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004645:Empathy / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000628:therapy*
keywords: compassion; psychotherapy; schizophrenia; voice dialogue