Explores human trafficking through various psychological frameworks, summarizing the definitions and types of trafficking, their social impact, and the ways in which mental health practitioners can provide care to victims.
Children and adolescents with chronic illnesses face extraordinary psychological stressors. This book provides scientific understanding of the interventions that promote psychological adaptation and adherence to treatment for children and adolescents with chronic health conditions.
Surgery outcomes can vary due to psychosocial factors, such as substance use and caregiver support. This book presents evidence-based approaches to presurgical psychological assessment across a broad range of medical conditions.
This book explains the process by which assessment psychologists can evaluate and report the nature and severity of emotional dysregulation in their young patients. As referrals for clinical assessment of complex children and adolescents frequently involve questions about emotional regulation in general and the possibility of bipolar spectrum ......
This essential single-source guide to multimethod psychological assessment of disordered thinking and perception offers practical insights for applying key evaluation measures and strategies, along with important contextual considerations.
Describes a multimethod approach to assessing psychological and behavioural features of bipolar spectrum disorders and reviews important contextual considerations. The book provides mental health professionals with valuable empirical and interpretive support as they answer assessment questions for diagnostic and decision-making purposes.
Reviews the available research on standardized measures currently available for evaluating trauma's impact, noting the psychometric characteristics of each instrument. A comprehensive review of new trauma-relevant measures is provided, emphasizing their direct clinical relevance to the assessment of posttraumatic states.
This book presents a detailed yet practical summary of the major issues and instruments involved in the assessment of posttraumatic disturbances. Drs. Eadie and Briere analyze the types of traumas most likely to produce long-term difficulties, and explain the biological, historical, social, and cultural factors that mediate between trauma and ......
Examines the initial phase of treatment in cognitive behavioral therapy. The guest experts demonstrate how to effectively gather information to determine a diagnosis, how to foster the therapeutic alliance, as well as frequently used techniques such as collaborative empiricism and goal setting.
