Clinical Case Formulation Varieties of Approaches

by Sturmey, Peter

• ISBN13: 9780470032923
• ISBN10: 0470032928
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-11-02
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Clinical Case Formulations illustrates the variety of approaches to clinical case formulation, including psychodynamic, psychoanalytic, psychiatric, eclectic, cognitive, cognitive-behavioural, methodological behavioural and radical behavioural. The book presents a series of clinical cases in the areas of child, adolescent, adult and senior mental health. Each clinical case is followed by formulations from experts in different forms of psychotherapy.It is an ideal teaching tool for courses in clinical psychology, counselling, behavioural and cognitive psychotherapy, psychiatry and clinical social work.Peter Sturmey is at San Antonio State School, US.

Author Biography

Peter Sturmey is Professor of Psychology at Queens College, and The Graduate Center, City University of New York. He has published extensively on behavioural approaches to case formulation, developmental disabilities, and behaviour analytic approaches to training staff and parents in evidence-based practices for Autism Spectrum Disorders. His main research interests are staff and parent training, developmental disabilities, and applied behaviour analysis, including applications to clinical psychology.

Table of Contents

About the Editor	p. xi
List of Contributors	p. xiii
Preface	p. xxi
Overview
Case Formulation: A Review and Overview of this Volume	p. 3
Depression
Sally: A Case of Depression	p. 33
Cognitive Formulation of Depression: Case of Sally	p. 43
Behavioural Formulation of Depression: The Case of Sally	p. 57
Commentary on Cognitive and Behavioural Formulations of Anxiety-Depression	p. 69
Psychosis
Zeppi: A Case of Psychosis	p. 85
A Psychiatric Approach to Case Formulation	p. 93
A Behavior Analytic Formulation of a Case of Psychosis	p. 107
Formulating Zeppi: A Commentary	p. 119
Eating Disorders
A Case of Eating Disorder: Antoinette Hilbert-Smith	p. 135
A Formulation of the Case of Antoinette: A Multiperspective Approach	p. 145
The Functional Analysis and Functional Analytic Clinical Case Formulation: A Case of Anorexia Nervosa	p. 157
Commentary on Formulations of Eating Disorders	p. 179
Older Adults
A Case of Problematic Behavior in an Older Adult	p. 191
A Cognitive Analytic Formulation	p. 199
The Core Conflictual Relationship Theme: A Psychodynamic Formulation of the Case of Mrs. Lewis	p. 213
Commentary on Formulations of a Case of Problematic Behavior in an Older Adult	p. 227
Intellectual Disabilities
A Case of Anger in a Person with Intellectual Disabilities	p. 241
A Psychodynamic Formulation	p. 251
A Cognitive-Behavioural Formulation of Anger in a Man with an Intellectual Disability	p. 267
Commentary on Formulations of Anger in a Person with Intellectual Disabilities	p. 283
Emerging Issues
Contemporary Themes in Case Formulation	p. 293
Index	p. 317
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