Brief Interventions for Psychosis (PDF)

Basant Pradhan, M.D. is an academic child and adult psychiatrist, educator, researcher and author. Currently Pradhan serves as the founding director of the trans-cranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) treatment, and the Yoga and mindfulness based cognitive therapy (Y-MBCT) programs at the Cooper University Health System, Camden, NJ, USA. In addition, he serves as an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics in the Cooper Medical School of Rowan University. Pradhan had a few years of monastic training before he entered a career in medicine. His clinical and translational research work since 1993 has revolved around his pioneering work on neuropsychological functioning of bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, epidemiology of child psychiatry, Yoga and mindfulness research, and development of new models of treatments that combine cutting edge psychopharmacology with neuro-biologically informed models of psychotherapy. His recent research projects include a study with the National Institute on Aging (NIA/NIH) that examines the efficacy of TIMBER©, a translational mindfulness based psychotherapy designed by him that has been found effective for patients suffering from chronic and treatment refractory post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This work has received the prestigious NARSAD Young Investigator Grant (2015) by the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation, USA. Pradhan has developed seven disorder specific translational Y-MBCT models that cover all major clusters of psychiatric disorders. As described in one of his books with the same title (Y-MBCT, 2014, Springer), these treatment models integrate the concepts of cognitive neurosciences with principles of mindfulness based cognitive therapy and advocate for use of Yoga in its entirety (i.e. all eight limbs including meditation) rather than in piece meal, thus increasing their scope and utility, both as adjunctive and sole modalities of treatment. As of 2015, Pradhan and his colleagues have tested the efficacy and

“This is an interesting and potentially useful new book that describes important psychosocial interventions for individuals suffering from psychosis. Anyone who is involved in the care of patients with chronic psychosis should become familiar with the psychosocial issues and interventions that this essential book describes. Written and edited by experts in the field, this useful book is a welcome addition to the psychiatric literature and for patients with chronic psychosis.” (Michael Joel Schrift, Doody's Book Reviews, November, 2016)