Practitioner’s Guide to Evidence-Based Psychotherapy

✍ Scribed by William T. O’Donohue (auth.), Jane E. Fisher, William T. O’Donohue (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer US
• Year: 2006
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 760
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

I haven’t seen this disorder in ages—what’s the latest treatment?
What measures are most useful in assessing this problem?
Her coverage allows so few visits—can we get anything done?
Are there any useful self help materials or websites?
How do I know this will work?

Designed to bring ready answers from scientific data to real life practice, the Practitioner’s Guide to Evidence-Based Psychotherapy is an accessible, authoritative reference for today’s clinician.

The Guide, organized alphabetically for quick reference, distills vast amounts of proven knowledge and strategies (across the lifespan as well as across the DSM) into a user friendly, hands-on reference. Chapters are written by leading experts, focusing on appropriate assessment and empirically supported therapies. Here are solid guidelines for what to rule out, what works, what doesn’t work and what can be improved for a wide range of mental health problems, including:

- ADHD, learning disabilities, autism spectrum disorders
- Bedwetting, feeding disorders, school refusal, thumb sucking
- Bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, PTSD
- Child abuse and domestic violence
- Dysthymia, depression, suicidal thoughts
- Erectile and orgasmic disorders
- Smoking, gambling, substance abuse
- Stress, chronic pain, insomnia

Developed with the frontline clinician’s time and cost constraints firmly in mind, the Practitioner’s Guide to Evidence-Based Psychotherapy allows readers to understand the best assessment and treatment options. This resource is designed to help clinical psychologists, clinical social workers, psychiatrists and counselors achieve the maximum in service to their clients. Concise and up-to-date, it also serves as an excellent student guide.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages I-VI
Introduction: Clinician’s Handbook of Evidence-Based Practice Guidelines: The Role of Practice Guidelines in Systematic Quality Improvement....Pages 1-23
Agoraphobia....Pages 24-34
Amnestic Disorder....Pages 35-44
Anorexia Nervosa....Pages 45-56
Antisocial Personality Disorder....Pages 57-67
Asperger’s Disorder....Pages 68-79
Assertiveness Training....Pages 80-92
Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)....Pages 93-100
Autistic Disorder....Pages 101-114
Avoidant Personality Disorder....Pages 115-121
Bereavement....Pages 122-130
Bipolar Disorder....Pages 131-141
Body Dysmorphic Disorder....Pages 142-150
Borderline Personality Disorder....Pages 151-160
Bulimia Nervosa....Pages 161-168
Child Physical Abuse....Pages 169-176
Child Sexual Abuse....Pages 177-188
Psychotherapy with Chronic Pain Patients....Pages 189-195
Delirium....Pages 196-204
Delusions....Pages 205-213
Dementia....Pages 214-229
Dependent Personality Disorder....Pages 230-237
Depression....Pages 238-247
Dissociation and Dissociative Identity Disorder: Treatment Guidelines and Cautions....Pages 248-257
Scientific Evidence for Domestic Violence Treatment....Pages 258-265
Dysthymic Disorder....Pages 266-276
Encopresis....Pages 277-283
Treatment of Erectile Dysfunction....Pages 284-290
Pathological Gambling....Pages 291-300
Generalized Anxiety Disorder....Pages 301-312
Hypochondriasis....Pages 313-323
Insomnia....Pages 324-334
Intermittent Explosive Disorder....Pages 335-351
Irritable Bowel Syndrome....Pages 352-360
Kleptomania....Pages 361-367
Learning Disorders....Pages 368-376
Low Sexual Desire....Pages 377-385
Malingering....Pages 386-395
Marital Problems....Pages 396-407
Mental Retardation....Pages 408-413
Nail Biting....Pages 414-422
Narcissistic Personality Disorder....Pages 423-431
Nocturnal Enuresis: Evidenced-Based Perspectives in Etiology, Assessment and Treatment....Pages 432-441
Nonadherence to Treatment....Pages 442-452
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder....Pages 453-460
Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Parent Training....Pages 461-468
Orgasmic Disorders....Pages 469-477
Other Paraphilias....Pages 478-493
Panic Disorder....Pages 494-502
Paranoia....Pages 503-513
Pediatric Feeding Disorders....Pages 514-523
Practice Guidelines: Pediatric Sleep Disturbance....Pages 524-530
Pedophilia....Pages 531-541
Pica....Pages 542-549
Premenstrual Syndromes: Guidelines for Assessment and Treatment....Pages 550-554
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder....Pages 555-566
Recurrent Headache Disorders....Pages 567-582
Schizophrenia....Pages 583-592
Schizotypal Personality Disorder....Pages 593-599
School Refusal....Pages 600-619
Self-Injurious Behavior....Pages 620-626
Separation Anxiety Disorder....Pages 627-633
Sexual Pain Disorders....Pages 634-643
Specific Phobias....Pages 644-653
Sleep Terrors....Pages 654-659
Smoking (Nicotine Dependence)....Pages 660-667
Social Anxiety Disorder....Pages 668-677
Stress....Pages 678-684
Stuttering....Pages 685-693
Substance Use Disorders....Pages 694-705
Suicidal and Self-Destructive Behavior....Pages 706-717
Oral-Digital Habits of Childhood: Thumb Sucking....Pages 718-725
Tic Disorders....Pages 726-733
Weight Loss....Pages 734-743
Back Matter....Pages 744-754

✦ Subjects

Clinical Psychology