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A COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE TREATMENT OF DISTRESSING VISUAL HALLUCINATIONS IN OLDER PEOPLE

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 September 2004

Daniel Collerton  and
Robert Dudley
Daniel Collerton
Affiliation:
Bensham Hospital, Gateshead, UK Reprint requests to Daniel Collerton, Department of Psychology, Bensham Hospital, Saltwell Road, Gateshead NE8 4YL, UK. E-mail: daniel.collerton@ghnt.nhs.uk
Robert Dudley
Affiliation:
University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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Abstract

This paper summarizes a recently developed model for understanding the genesis of visual hallucinations, shows how this can be incorporated into a cognitive behavioural framework, and then illustrates possible ways in which this may be used to successfully treat the emotional distress that some older people experience as a consequence of their hallucinations. These ideas have been developed as a model-based clinical response to patients distressed by their hallucinations. The purpose of this paper is to outline this approach in order to stimulate discussion and empirical evaluation.

Keywords

Visual hallucinationsCharles Bonnetcognitive therapypsychosis
Type
Review Article
Information
Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy , Volume 32 , Issue 4 , October 2004 , pp. 443 - 455
Copyright
2004 British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies

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