Authors: Michel Hersen (Editor), Linda Krug Porzelius
ISBN-13: 9780805834925, ISBN-10: 0805834923
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Taylor & Francis, Inc.
Date Published: August 2001
Edition: 1st Edition
In spite of the theoretical knowledge of diagnosis and assessment, case conceptualization, and treatment planning imparted by their course instructors, most students are confused about the interrelationships of these processes in practice and are unable to apply what they have learned to the solution of thorny client problems. This book is designed to bridge the gap between classroom and clinic. In pragmatic fashion it walks beginners through the strategies needed to work with adults in outpatient settings and answers the questions they most frequently ask their clinical supervisors at the outset of their clinical apprenticeships.
Three chapters succinctly summarize the crucial general information and skills that must be reflected in a clinician's approach to any client. Then, following a standard format that facilitates understanding and comparison, experts describe specific disorders one by one and present their own illustrative cases to point the way to effective targeting.
Diagnosis, Conceptualization, and Treatment Planning for Adults will be an indispensable guide for mental health professionals in training who are facing their first assignments with clients.
Preface | ||
1 | Overview | 3 |
2 | Diagnosis, Differential Diagnosis, and the SCID | 13 |
3 | Outpatient Behavioral Assessment and Treatment Target Selection | 35 |
4 | Major Depressive Disorder | 73 |
5 | Panic and Agoraphobia | 113 |
6 | Specific Phobia | 133 |
7 | Social Anxiety Disorder | 147 |
8 | Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder | 167 |
9 | Posttraumatic Stress Disorder | 185 |
10 | Generalized Anxiety Disorder | 209 |
11 | Primary Insomnia | 225 |
12 | Bulimia Nervosa | 251 |
13 | Alcohol Use Disorders | 271 |
14 | Sexual Dysfunction | 291 |
15 | Marital Dysfunction | 311 |
Author Index | 331 | |
Subject Index | 337 |