Short-term dynamic psychotherapy applies psychoanalytic principles to define and understand the dynamics and problems that clients bring to the therapy session. The aim of this approach is to uncover the feelings or thoughts that interfere with a client's relationships, communication, and daily functioning. To be effective, the therapist must ......
This updated classic text on suicide prevention distills the latest research into effective practical strategies and guidelines for clinicians and also explains their legal responsibilities.
An Evidence-Based Approach to Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
The first comprehensive text that bridges the gap between neuropsychological assessment and intervention for children and adolescents with prevalent emotional and behavioral disorders. Written for clinicians and other practitioners who treat behavioral disorders in this young population, as well as for clinical researchers and students in graduate ......
Integrative behavioural couple therapy (IBCT) is an empirically validated approach that integrates the twin goals of acceptance and change as positive outcomes for couples in therapy. Using a variety of treatment strategies in a consistent behavioural theoretical framework, IBCT's key features include emphases on case formulation, emotional ......
Volume 1: Test Theory and Testing and Assessment in Industrial and Organizational Psychology Volume 2: Testing and Assessment in Clinical and Counseling Psychology Volume 3: Testing and Assessment in
This three-volume handbook is a comprehensive presentation of the theory and application of tests in psychology and education. It begins with an in-depth portrayal of psychometrics: the quantitative underpinning of testing. It then provides thorough, up-to-date and informative chapters related to five general application areas of testing: ......
Volume 1: Context, Theory, and Research Volume 2: An Applied Psychology of Religion and Spirituality
This two-volume handbook presents the most comprehensive coverage of the current state of the psychology of religion and spirituality. It introduces a new integrative paradigm for this rapidly growing and diverse field. This paradigm sheds light on the many purposes religion serves, the rich variety of religious and spiritual beliefs and ......
Expanding Professional Competencies in a Globalized World
This book argues that professionals in all fields can enhance both their multicultural and international competence to perform more effectively. The chapters discuss real-world applications in business, mental health, and education.
This book presents presurgical psychological screening procedures for a wide range of surgery types, as well as techniques for communicating results to patients and possible pre- or postsurgery interventions to mitigate risk factors.
This book provides a comprehensive guide to the clinical treatment of narcissistic clients. Above all, the chapter authors demonstate that narcissism is an eminently treatable disorder that can be approached using a variety of therapeutic models.
