Guidelines for the Systematic Treatment of the Depressed Patient

by Beutler, Larry E.; Clarkin, John; Bongar, Bruce

• ISBN13: 9780195105308
• ISBN10: 0195105303
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-02-03
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

From initial consultation to termination of treatment, psychologists and other mental health practitioners make a series of crucial decisions to determine the progress and therapy of the patient. These decisions have varied implications such as the clinical course of the patient, the efficacy and efficiency of the treatment, and the cost of the sessions. Thus, the decisions made by mental health professionals need to be accurate and consistent, respecting a series of guidelines that will ultimately benefit the patient. This is the first in a series of guidebooks that is designed to do just that by providing practitioners with some structure in the development of treatment programs. Previous guidelines have been based on consensus panels of experts or on the opinions of membership groups, causing guidelines to be very far off from the findings of empirical research. Here, guidelines are presented in terms of treatment principles rather than in terms of specific treatment models or theories, and they do not favor one theory of psychotherapy over another. Instead, they define strategies and considerations that can be woven into comprehensive treatment programs. The entire series of guidebooks will cover numerous topics, including anxiety disorders, drug abuse, alcohol abuse, and treatment of serious mental disorders. This volume will cover in detail the nature of depression, issues in treatment research, contemporary treatments, and implications for education and training. It is ideal for postgraduates and professionals in the mental health field and is intended to provide important background on treatment of non-bipolar depressive disorders.

Author Biography

Larry E. Beutler is Professor and former Director of the Counseling/Clinical School of Psychology Program at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is also former International President of the Society for Psychotherapy Research. John F. Clarkin is Professor of Clinical Psychology in Psychiatry at Weill Medical College of Cornell University. Bruce Bongar is Professor of Psychology at the Pacific Graduate School of Psychology and Consulting Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University.

Table of Contents

PART I: INTRODUCTION TO TREATMENT GUIDELINES
Essentials of Treatment Guidelines	3	(16)
Nature of Current Treatment Guidelines	19	(12)
PART II: GUIDELINES FOR TREATMENT-RELEVANT ASSESSMENT
Identifying Treatment-Relevant Dimensions	31	(83)
Issues in Treatment-Relevant Assessment	114	(29)
Integrating and Economizing Treatment-Relevant Assessment	143	(28)
PART III: GUIDELINES FOR MANAGEMENT AND TREATMENT
Reasonable and Basic Treatment Guidelines	171	(15)
Guidelines for Optimal and Enhanced Treatment	186	(25)
PART IV: THE NATURE OF DEPRESSION
Significance of the Problem of Depression	211	(20)
Concepts from Basic Research on Depression	231	(30)
PART V: CONTEMPORARY TREATMENT MODELS
Treatment Benefit: Research Issues	261	(29)
Benefits of Treatment: What Works	290	(22)
Structuring Treatment: From Managed Care to Treatment Manuals	312	(21)
Models of Treatment in Clinical Practice	333	(40)
PART VI: IMPLICATIONS FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Issues in the Continuing Development of Treatment Guidelines	373	(14)
Bibliography	387	(50)
Index	437