Mastering Your Adult ADHD A Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment Program Therapist Guide

by Safren, Steven A.; Perlman, Carol A.; Sprich, Susan; Otto, Michael W.

• ISBN13: 9780195188189
• ISBN10: 0195188187
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-06-16
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

ADHD in adulthood is a prevalent and impairing disorder. While medications have been effective in treating adult ADHD, the majority of individuals treated with medications have residual symptoms that require additional skills and symptom management strategies. Except for the interventiondescribed in this series, there have been virtually no tested psychological interventions for clients with adult ADHD to date. Used in conjunction with the corresponding client workbook, this therapist guide offers effective treatment strategies that follow an empirically-supported treatment approach. It provides clinicians with effective means of teaching clients skills that have been scientifically tested and shown tohelp adults cope with ADHD. The step-by-step, session-by-session descriptions are a practical resource for therapists who deliver the treatment to clients with ADHD. Together, the therapist guide and client workbook contain all of the information and materials necessary to delivery this treatmentin the context of individual outpatient cognitive behavioral therapy.

Author Biography

Steven A. Safren, Ph.D. is the Associate Director of the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Program and the Director of the Behavioral Medicine Service at Massachusetts General Hospital, and is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Harvard Medical School.

Carol A. Perlman, Ph.D. received her doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida and is a Clinical Assistant in Psychology at Massachusetts General Hospital, Instructor in Psychology at Harvard Medical School, and Project Director at the Harvard University Department of Psychology.

Susan Sprich, Ph.D. received her doctorate in clinical psychology from the State University of New York at Albany. She is a Clinical Assistant in Psychology at Massachusetts General Hospital and an Instructor in Psychology at Harvard Medical School.

Michael W. Otto, Ph.D. helped develop the Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Program at Massachusetts General Hospital, (MGH) serving as director of the program and Associate Professor of Psychology at Harvard Medical School. He is now a Professor of Psychology at Boston University.

Table of Contents

Introductory Information for Therapists	1	(16)
Module 1 Psychoeducation, Organization, and Planning
Psychoeducation and Introduction to Organization and Planning Skills	17	(14)
Involvement of Family Member	31	(12)
Organization of Multiple Tasks	43	(8)
Problem-Solving and Managing Overwhelming Tasks	51	(8)
Organizing Papers	59	(12)
Module 2 Reducing Distractibility
Gauging Attention Span and Distractibility Delay	71	(6)
Modifying the Environment	77	(10)
Module 3 Adaptive Thinking
Introduction to a Cognitive Model of ADHD	87	(18)
Adaptive Thinking	105	(14)
Rehearsal and Review of Adaptive Thinking Skills	119	(8)
Module 4 Additional Skills
Application of Skills to Procrastination	127	(12)
Relapse Prevention	139	(8)
References	147	(4)
About the Authors	151