About the Book
Now in a revised and updated third edition, this classic text provides detailed, practical guidelines for treating the most commonly encountered adult disorders. The latest advances in evidence-based practice are reflected in chapters from an expert array of scientist practitioners. The third edition features new chapters on bipolar disorder, cocaine dependence, and interpersonal psychotherapy for depression, as well as broader coverage of alcohol use disorders and sexual dysfunction. Each chaper summarizes current knowledge about the clinical presentation, etiology, and diagnosis of the disorder at hand; review the models or theories that guide intervention; and describes typical treatment settings. Authors then delineate step-by-step protocols for assessment and treatment, illustrated with transcripts and vignettes. Also provided are available data on clinical predictors of treatment outcomes.
Table of Contents:
M.G. Craske, D.H. Barlow, Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia. S. Calhoun, P.A. Resick, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. D.A. Hope, R.G. Heimberg, Social Phobia and Social Anxiety. T.A. Brown, T.A. O'Leary, D.H. Barlow, Generalized Anxiety Disorder. D.S. Riggs, E.B. Foa, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. J.E. Young, A.T. Beck, A. Weinberger, Depression. G.T. Wilson, K.M. Pike, Eating Disorders. K.D. Brownell, P.M. O'Neil, Obesity. B.S. McCrady, Alcoholism. M.M. Linehan, C.A. Kehrer, Borderline Personality Disorder. M.P. Carey, J.P. Wincze, A.W. Meisler, Male Erectile Disorder. J.V. Cordova, N.S. Jacobson, Couples Distress.
About the Author :
David H. Barlow, PhD, ABPP, is Professor of Psychology, Research Professor of Psychiatry, Director of Clinical Training Programs, and Director of the Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders at Boston University. He has published over 400 articles and chapters and over 20 books, mostly in the areas of anxiety disorders, sexual problems, and clinical research methodology, and has received numerous awards for his contributions to research and practice. Most recently, he was the 2000 recipient of the American Psychological Association Distinguished Scientific Award for the Applications of Psychology and the APA Division 12 (Clinical Psychology) Distinguished Scientific Award, as well as the first annual Science Dissemination Award from the Society for a Science of Clinical Psychology. Extensively involved with numerous professional organizations and journals, Dr. Barlow is a Diplomate in Clinical Psychology of the American Board of Professional Psychology and maintains a private clinical psychology practice.
Review :
'As empirical evidence grows and grows that psychosocial therapies are effective, the need for comprehensive treatment manuals to guide clinicians is ever greater. Barlow is clearly the leader not only in developing effective psychotherapies, but in educating the profession and the public about how to use them. Here, he has assembled a cast of some of the most impressive figures in psychosocial interventions to provide us with this most welcome and very comprehensive guide.' - Jack M. Gorman, MD, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University; 'Chapters, written by acknowledged clinical researchers and practitioners, are unique in combining careful theorizing, a strong empirical focus, and a sophisticated appreciation of clinical applications. The volume offers a true scientist practitioner approach to understanding the nature and amelioration of psychological disorders. The creative challenges of moving from theoretical abstractions and research data to humane, practical clinical interventions are spelled out in persuasive and vivid detail. As with earlier editions, my students and I are grateful for the publication of this classic - yet new and innovative - work'. - Gerald C. Davison, PhD University of Southern California; 'This is an outstanding resource for practicing clinicians and graduate students in the mental health professions... The book will be especially valuable to graduate students as they struggle to make the transition from the classroon to the clinic. Our Counseling Psychology Program has used the previous editions of this book in counseling practice and advanced intervention courses and students were overjoyed to find a book that helped them understanding how to put these theories into practice. I have told psychology graduate students and psychiatry residents that if they could buy only one book on psychotherapy, this was the one to buy.' - Leonard A. Doerfler, PhD, Assumption College
