Handbook of Evidence-Based Practice in Clinical Psychology, Adult Disorders

by Hersen, Michel; Sturmey, Peter

• ISBN13: 9780470335468
• ISBN10: 0470335467
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-06-05
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Handbook of Evidence-Based Practice in Clinical Psychology, Volume 2 covers the evidence-based practices now identified for treating adults with a wide range of DSM disorders. Topics include fundamental issues, adult cognitive disorders, substance-related disorders, psychotic, mood, and anxiety disorders, and sexual disorders. Each chapter provides a comprehensive review of the evidence-based practice literature for each disorder and then covers several different treatment types for clinical implementation. Edited by the renowned Peter Sturmey and Michel Hersen and featuring contributions from experts in the field, this reference is ideal for academics, researchers, and libraries.

Author Biography

Michel Hersen (Ph.D., ABPP, State University of New York at Buffalo, 1966) is Professor and Dean of the School of?Professional Psychology?at Pacific University. He is?Past President of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy.? He has coauthored and co-edited 146 books and has published 225 scientific journal articles. He is co-editor of several psychological journals, including Behavior Modification, Aggression & Violent Behavior: A Review Journal, Clinical Psychology Review, and Journal of Family Violence.?He is Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Anxiety Disorders and of Clinical Case Studies. Earlier in his career, he was in full-time private practice and on several occasions he has had part-time private practices.

Peter Sturmey (BSc., PhD. M/Clin Psychology A.F. B. Ps.S University of Liverpool, UK)?is Professor in the Department of Psychology, Queen's College, City University of New York. He is recognized as an international authority on functional assessment, and published Functional Analysis in Clinical Psychology with Wiley in 1996. More recently, he co-edited Offenders with Developmental Disabilities with Bill Lindsay and John Taylor in 2004.

Table of Contents

Overvew And Foundational Issues

Evidence-Based Practice in Adult Mental Health

Developing Clinical Guidelines for Adults: Experience From the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence

Professional Training Issues in Evidence-Based Clinical Psychology

Limitations to Evidence-Based Practice

Economics of Evidence-Based Practice and Mental Health

Specific Disorders

Dementia and Related Cognitive Disorders

Evidence-Based Practices for the Treatment of Adults With Alcohol Use Disorders

Tobacco-Related Disorders

Illicit Substance-Related Disorders

Psychological and Psychosocial Treatment and Management of Schizophrenia

Depression and Dysthymic Disorders

Panic Disorder

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Posttraumatic Stress and Acute Stress Disorders

Somatoform and Factitious Disorders

Evidence-Based Psychotherapy Research of Erectile Dysfunction (ED)

Sexual Dysfunctions In Women

Paraphilias and Sexual Offending

Sleep Disorders in Adults

Evidence-Based Practices for Pathological Gambling

Adjustment Disorder

Borderline Personality Disorder

Other Personality Disorders

Relational Problems

Evidence-Based Nonpharmacological Interventions for Chronic Pain

Hypochondriasis and Health-Related Anxiety

Social Anxiety Disorder

Generalized Anxiety Disorder

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