A Guide to Psychological and Pharmacological Interventions
An exploration of the best way to integrate pharmaceuticals and pyschotherapy in the treatment of mental disorders. Different disorders are addressed in separate chapters in relation to combined treatments. A practical volume for both experienced and non-experienced pyschologists.
Demonstrates an approach to working with gay, lesbian, bisexual, and same-sex attracted clients. This book sees a therapeutic task as determining whether and, if so, how sexuality impacts a client's self-perception, identity, relationships, career options, and life choices.
The integrative framework in this book synthesizes common factors research into a comprehensive set of guidelines for improving clinical practice and training. The five common factors reviewed are the therapeutic relationship, motivation, insight, self-efficacy, and corrective experiencing.
Provides an in-depth and engaging overview of community psychology, including its theoretical underpinnings and methods for conducting research and promoting change within communities. This book aims to get students, including nonpsychology majors, excited about the field and being agents of social change.
Emotion is central to all forms of therapy, yet each has a distinct model for working with it. In this program, guest experts Leslie S. Greenberg, Norka T. Malberg, and Michael A. Tompkins discuss the common as well as differentiating factors across their respective approaches to emotion in an effort to understand both why such different models ......
Over half of the clinical psychologists graduating each year come from professionally oriented doctoral programs in psychology. Therefore, the impact of the type of training those students receive is tremendous. This book presents the research-based model for education in professional psychology.
Presents a metatheoretical approach that provides systematic attention to the component parts of the supervision process. This approach enhances accountability and is reflective of both evidence-based practice generally and APA's new guidelines for clinical supervision.
Arms therapists with the information they need to provide advice on the safety and effectiveness of complementary and alternative medicine therapies and describes a broad array of approaches that may benefit clients: from biofeedback, meditation, hypnosis, yoga, and spirituality to biologically-based practices including dietary supplements and ......
Describes the most common complementary and alternative therapies. This book covers massage and acupressure, acupuncture, tai chi, yoga and pilates, exercise, music and aroma therapy, hypnosis, biofeedback, progressive relaxation, meditation, and the use of imagery.
