Founded in 1973, Guilford Press has built an international reputation as a publisher of books in mental health, education, geography, and research methods. We pride ourselves on teaming up with authors who are recognized experts, and who translate their knowledge into vital, needed resources for practitioners, academics, and general readers. Our dedicated editorial professionals work closely on each title to produce high-quality content that readers can rely on.
An Integrative, Personality-Based Treatment for Complex Cases
For those with chronic problems that include multiple Axis I disorders comorbid with personality disorders, the barriers to change are significant. This book presents a therapeutic approach that integrates psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, and other techniques to empower patients to overcome these barriers by fostering change in personality.
Provides foundational knowledge and skills for mental health practice with older adults and their caregivers. This book draws on research and clinical expertise to address normal aging processes, frequently encountered clinical problems, and approaches to evaluation, psychotherapy, family support, and consultation in institutional settings.
Combining theory, research, and practical clinical strategies, this work provides framework for understanding the developmental impact of maltreatment; assessing the needs of each child and family; building a therapeutic relationship; and, implementing a variety of effective interventions. It gives emphasis to empirically supported treatments.
Presenting an integrative model for treating traumatized children, this book combines play, art, and other expressive therapies with ideas and strategies drawn from cognitive-behavioral and family therapy. It demonstrates how to tailor treatment to the needs of each child by using both directive and nondirective approaches.
The Effects of Overwhelming Experience on Mind, Body, and Society
This comprehensive text, with contributions from an international group of leading authorities, covers all that is currently known about traumatic stress and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and its treatment.
Presents an empirically supported approach for treating people with substance abuse problems and their spouses or domestic partners. This title provides materials needed to introduce Behavioral couples therapy (BCT); implement a recovery contract to support abstinence; and deal with special treatment challenges.
Intended for those involved in studying the mental health consequences of large-scale traumatic events or in measuring the effectiveness of postdisaster interventions.
A resource for mental health practitioners working with adolescents at risk for violent behavior. This book presents a comprehensive framework for evaluating justice-involved youth or those whose behavior in school, therapy sessions, or other contexts raises concern about violence. It includes case examples to illustrate different interventions.
An introduction for therapists, this work addresses fundamental questions about the nature of borderline personality disorder (BPD), its causes, and how it can be treated with Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). It begins by presenting clinically relevant features of BPD and describing the underlying causes of the disorder.
