Psychosis and Spirituality

The new edition of this successful text builds on the very latest research to present an original and unique exploration of the psychology of both spirituality and psychosis. The editor brings together fascinating perspectives from a broad range of distinguished contributors. This new edition covers the most recent body of research, both qualitative and quantitative, in its exploration of the interface between psychosis and spirituality, and investigation into anomalous experiences Ten new chapters added and the remaining text completely updated New to this edition is an expanded clinical section, relevant to clinicians working with psychosis Offers a fundamental rethink of the concept of psychosis, and proposes new insights into spirituality Includes feature chapters from a distinguished list of contributors across a broad range of disciplines, including Peter Fenwick, Peter Chadwick, David Kingdon, Gordon Claridge, Neil Douglas Klotz and David Lukoff

The new edition of this successful text builds on the very latest research to present an original and unique exploration of the psychology of both spirituality and psychosis. The editor brings together fascinating perspectives from a broad range of distinguished contributors.* This new edition covers the most recent body of research, both qualitative and quantitative, in its exploration of the interface between psychosis and spirituality, and investigation into anomalous experiences* Ten new chapters added and the remaining text completely updated* New to this edition is an expanded clinical section, relevant to clinicians working with psychosis* Offers a fundamental rethink of the concept of psychosis, and proposes new insights into spirituality* Includes feature chapters from a distinguished list of contributors across a broad range of disciplines, including Peter Fenwick, Peter Chadwick, David Kingdon, Gordon Claridge, Neil Douglas Klotz and David Lukoff

List of Figures.Acknowledgement.Notes on Editor and Contributors.1 Psychosis and Spirituality Revisited: The Frontier is OpeningUp! (Isabel Clarke).Section 1. Neuropsychology.2 The Neurophysiology of Religious Experience (PeterFenwick).3 Cognitive Neuroscience, Spirituality and Mysticism: RecentDevelopments (B. Les Lancaster).Section 2. Spirituality Revisited.4 The Polarities of Consciousness (Natalie Tobert).5 Missing Stories: Psychosis, Spirituality and the Developmentof Western Religious Hermeneutics (Neil Douglas-Klotz).Section 3. The Mystical Face of Psychosis: The Psychotic Faceof Mysticism. The New Continuum.6 'On Not Drinking Soup with a Fork': From Spiritual Experienceto Madness to Growth - A Personal Journey (Peter K.Chadwick).7 Spiritual Experience: Healthy Psychoticism? (GordonClaridge).8 'Psychopathology', 'Psychosis' and the Kundalini: Post-ModernPerspectives On Unusual Subjective Experience (RichardHouse).Section 4. The Discontinuity Hypothesis and its PhilosophicalImplications.9 Psychosis and Spirituality: The Discontinuity Model (IsabelClarke).10 Knowledge and Reality (Chris Clarke).Section 5. Research.11 Are Delusions on a Continuum? The Case of Religious andDelusional Beliefs (Emmanuelle Peters).12 The Paradigm-Shifting Hypothesis: A Common Process in BenignPsychosis and Psychotic Disorder (Mike Jackson).13 Transformative Crises (Caroline Brett).14 Exploring the Transliminal: Qualitative Studies (SharonWarwick and Roger Waldram).Section 6. Clinical Implications.15 'What is Real and What is Not': Towards a PositiveReconceptualisation of Vulnerability to Unusual Experiences(Isabel Clarke).16 Visionary Spiritual Experiences (David Lukoff).17 Learning to Become Centred and Grounded and Let the VoicesCome and Go (Nigel Mills).18 Mapping Our Madness: The Hero's Journey as A TherapeuticApproach (Janice Hartley).19 Spirituality, Psychosis and the Development of 'NormalisingRationales' (David Kingdon, Ron Siddle, Farooq Naeem and ShanayaRathod).20 Endword (Isabel Clarke).References.Index.