Handbook of evidence-based psychotherapies : a guide for research and practice

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Handbook of evidence-based psychotherapies : a guide for research and practice

edited by Chris Freeman and Mick Power

J. Wiley, c2007

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Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Contents of Works

  • Overview of therapies
  • Introduction
  • Cognitive therapy
  • Interpersonal psychotherapy and depression
  • Behaviour therapy
  • Dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT)
  • Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR)
  • The effectiveness of counselling
  • Constructivist and humanistic therapies
  • Psychological treatment of disorder and specific client groups
  • Obsessive compulsive disorder
  • Eating disorders
  • Personality disorders
  • Intellectual disabilities
  • Anger and forensic problems
  • Psychological therapy for depression and anxiety in older adults
  • Alcohol problems
  • Bereavement
  • Evidence-based psychological interventions in psychosis
  • Bipolar disorders
  • Depression
  • Specific phobias
  • Social anxiety disorder
  • Children and adolescents
  • Generalised anxiety disorder
  • Adjuvant psychological therapy for patients with chronic physical illness
  • Conclusions
  • Practice-based evidence as a complement to evidence-based practice

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Description

At a time when evidence is everything, the comprehensive Handbook of Evidence-Based Psychotherapies handbook provides a unique, up-to-date overview of the current evidence-base for psychological therapies and major psychological disorders. The editors take a pluralistic approach, covering cognitive and behavioural therapies as well as counselling and humanistic approaches. Internationally-renowned expert contributors guide readers through the latest research, taking a critical overview of each practice's strengths and weaknesses. A final chapter provides an overview for the future.

Table of Contents

About the Editors. List of Contributors. Preface. Part I: Overview of Therapies. Chapter 1 Introduction (Mick Power and Chris Freeman). Chapter 2 Cognitive Therapy (Willem Kuyken and Aaron T. Beck). Chapter 3 Interpersonal Psychotherapy and Depression (Kathryn L. Bleiberg and John C. Markowitz). Chapter 4 Behaviour Therapy (P.M.G. Emmelkamp, E. Vedel and J.H. Kamphuis). Chapter 5 Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) (Sharon Y. Manning). Chapter 6 Eye-movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing(EMDR) (John Spector). Chapter 7 The Effectiveness of Counselling (John McLeod). Chapter 8 Constructivist and Humanistic Therapies (David Winter). Part II: Psychological Treatment of Disorder and Specific Client Groups. Chapter 9 Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (Katharine Logan). Chapter 10 Eating Disorders (Jane Morris). Chapter 11 Personality Disorders (Katherine Cheshire). Chapter 12 Intellectual Disabilities (William R. Lindsay and Peter Sturmey). Chapter 13 Forensic Problems and Anger (Mark Ramm). Chapter 14 Psychological Therapy for Depression and Anxiety in Older Adults (Ken Laidlaw). Chapter 15 Alcohol Problems (Nick Heather). Chapter 16 Bereavement (Fiona Cathcart). Chapter 17 Evidence-based Psychological Interventions in Psychosis (N. Sanjay Kumar Rao and Douglas Turkington). Chapter 18 Bipolar Disorders (Jan Scott). Chapter 19 Depression (Roslyn Law). Chapter 20 Specific Phobias (Stan Lindsay). Chapter 21 Social Anxiety Disorder (Winnie Eng and Richard G. Heimberg ). Chapter 22 Children and Adolescents (Alan Carr). Chapter 23 Generalised Anxiety Disorder (Rob Durham and Peter Fisher). Chapter 24 Adjuvant Psychological Therapy for Patients with Chronic Physical Illness (Tom Brown and Siobhan MacHale). Part III: Conclusions. Chapter 25 Practice-based Evidence as a Complement to Evidence-based Practice (Michael Barkham and Frank Margison). Author Index. Subject Index.

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