Diagnosis, Conceptualization, and Treatment Planning for Adults : A Step-By-Step Guide

by Hersen, Michel; Porzelius, Linda Krug; Hersen, Michel; Porzelius, Linda Krug

• ISBN13: 9780805834918
• ISBN10: 0805834915
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-08-01
• Publisher: Lawrence Erlbau

Summary

In spite of the theoretical knowledge of diagnosis and assessment, case conceptualization, and treatment planning imparted by their course instructors, most students are confused about the interrelationships of these processes in practice and are unable to apply what they have learned to the solution of thorny client problems. This book is designed to bridge the gap between classroom and clinic. In pragmatic fashion it walks beginners through the strategies needed to work with adults in outpatient settings and answers the questions they most frequently ask their clinical supervisors at the outset of their clinical apprenticeships. Three chapters succinctly summarize the crucial general information and skills that must be reflected in a clinician's approach to any client. Then, following a standard format that facilitates understanding and comparison, experts describe specific disorders one by one and present their own illustrative cases to point the way to effective targeting. Diagnosis, Conceptualization, and Treatment Planning for Adults will be an indispensable guide for mental health professionals in training who are facing their first assignments with clients.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
I GENERAL ISSUES
Overview	3	(10)
Linda Krug Porzelius
Diagnosis, Differential Diagnosis, and the SCID	13	(22)
Daniel L. Segal
Jessica Corcoran
Alicia Coughlin
Outpatient Behavioral Assessment and Treatment Target Selection	35	(38)
Stephen N. Haynes
Karl G. Nelson
Ilisa Thacher
Joseph Keaweaimoku Kaholokula
II SPECIFIC DISORDERS
Major Depressive Disorder	73	(40)
Paula Truax
Panic and Agoraphobia	113	(20)
Andrew J. Baillie
Ronald M. Rapee
Specific Phobia	133	(14)
Brad Donohue
James Johnston
Social Anxiety Disorder	147	(20)
Brigette A. Erwin
Erin L. Scott
Richard G. Heimberg
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder	167	(18)
Paul M. G. Emmelkamp
Patricia van Oppen
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder	185	(24)
Joanne L. Davis
Ron Acierno
Generalized Anxiety Disorder	209	(16)
Robert Ladouceur
Michel J. Dugas
Primary Insomnia	225	(26)
Michael T. Smith
Michael L. Perlis
Bulimia Nervosa	251	(20)
David M. Garner
Cristina Magana
Alcohol Use Disorders	271	(20)
Paul R. Stasiewicz
Clara M. Bradizza
Sexual Dysfunction	291	(20)
Neil McConaghy
Marital Dysfunction	311	(20)
Gary R. Birchler
William S. Fals-Stewart
Author Index	331	(6)
Subject Index	337