Treating chronic and severe mental disorders a handbook of empirically supported interventions

• Other Authors: Hofmann, Stefan G. (Editor), Tompson, Martha C. (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: New York Guilford Press 2002
• Subjects: Psychotherapy > methods; Mental Disorders > therapy
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While recent developments in psychopharmacology have been widely disseminated, equally important advances in psychological strategies for severe mental health problems have received less attention. Filling a crucial gap in the literature, this volume brings together leading clinical scientists to pr...

Table of Contents:

• Cognitive-behavioral family and educational interventions for schizophrenia disorders / Ian R. Falloon
• Social skills training for schizophrenia / Sarah Pratt and Kim T. Mueser
• Personal therapy: a practical psychotherapy for the stabilization of schizophrenia / Gerald E. Hogarty
• Cognitive-behavioral therapy for schizophrenia: a case formulation approach / Nicholas Tarrier and Gillian Haddock
• Cognitive-behavioral therapy for depression / Kate E. Hamilton and Keith S. Dobson
• Cognitive-behavioral therapy for the management of bipolar disorder / Michael W. Otto and Noreen Reilly-Harrington
• Interpersonal psychotherapy for unipopular and bipolar disorders / Holly A. Swartz, John C. Markowitz, and Ellen Frank
• Family-focused treatment for bipolar disorder / David J. Miklowitz
• Treatment of marital discord and coexisting depression / K. Daniel O'Leary
• Treatment of suicidality: a family intervention for adolescent suicide attempters / Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus, Alison M. Goldstein, and Amy S. Elkavich
• Motivational interviewing for initiating change in problem drinking and drug use / Nancy S. Handmaker and Scott T. Walters
• Cognitive-behavioral therapy for alcohol addiction / Tracy A. O'Leary and Peter M. Monti
• Twelve-step facilitation therapy for alcohol problems / Joseph Nowinski
• Couple treatment for alcohol abuse: a systemic family-consultation model / Michael J. Rohrbaugh and Varda Shoham
• Psychosocial treatment for cocaine dependence: the community reinforcement plus vouchers approach / Stephen T. Higgins, Stacey C. Sigmon, and Alan J. Budney
• Dialectical behavior therapy for borderline personality disorder / Kelly Koerner and Marsha M. Linehan
• Multisystemic treatment of antisocial behavior in adolescents / Elizabeth J. Letourneau, Phillippe B. Cunningham, and Scott W. Henggeler
• Cognitive-behavioral therapy for severe personality disorders / Arthur Freeman
• Short-term dynamic psychotherapy: resolving character pathology by treating affect phobias / Nathaniel S. Kuhn and Leigh McCullough