Challenges in Clinical Practice Pharmacologic and Psychosocial Strategies

by Pollack, Mark H.; Otto, Michael W.; Rosenbaum, Jerrold F.

• ISBN13: 9781572300675
• ISBN10: 1572300671
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1996-05-01
• Publisher: The Guilford Press

Summary

Integrating pharmacologic and cognitive-behavioral perspectives in the major psychiatric disorders, this book features chapters by expert clinician-researchers who provide readers with up-to-date, practical strategies for the treatment of patients with complex psychiatric disorders, with a particular focus on the treatment-refractory patient. Specifically covering a broad range of the disorders confronted in clinical practice, the book also addresses the management of psychotropic side effects that complicate treatment.

Author Biography

Mark H. Pollack, M.D., is Director of the Anxiety Disorders Program at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.

Michael W. Otto, Ph.D. is currently the Director of the Cognitive-Behavior Therapy Program at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Assistant Professor of Psychology at Harvard Medical School.

Jerrold F. Rosenbaum, M.D., is Director of the Outpatient Psychiatry Division and Chief of the Clinical Psychopharmacology Unit at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.

Table of Contents

Mood Disorders

Pharmacologic Strategies for Treatment-Resistant Major Depression

Treatment of Major Depression: Applications and Efficacy of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy

Treatment-Resistant Bipolar Disorder: Clinical Aspects and Management

Anxiety Disorders

Pharmacologic Approaches to Treatment-Resistant Panic Disorder

Maximizing Treatment Outcome for Panic Disorder: Cognitive-Behavioral Strategies

Pharmacologic Approaches to Treatment-Resistant Social Phobia and Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Social Phobia and Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Treatment-Resistant Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: Practical Strategies for Management

Cognitive-Behavioral and Pharmacologic Perspectives on the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Eating Disorders

Treatment Resistance in Eating Disorders: Psychodynamic and Pharmacologic Perspectives

Cognitive-Behavioral Strategies for the Treatment of Eating Disorders

Other Disorders

Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia and Psychotic Disorders

When a Substance Use Disorder is the Cause of Treatment Resistance Gastfriend

The Recalcitrant Patient: Treating Disorders of Personality

Diagnosis and Treatment of Adult Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

The Psychiatric Evaluation and Treatment of Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder

Management of Refractory Insomnia Weilburg

Treatment-Emergent Side Effects

Management of Antidepressant-Induced Side Effects

Acute and Chronic Side Effects of Neuroleptics Gelenberg

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