The book includes a straightforward explanation clinicians can use with patients, "What is Mentalizing and Why Do It?" -- and also demonstrates the ways in which clinicians are already doing it. Clinicians of all persuasions can benefit from the extensive knowledge now available to hone further their attention to this vital therapeutic process.
A Clinical Handbook for Mental Health Professionals
This practical handbook combines the perspectives of two seasoned psychiatrists who have been assessing and treating physicians for more than 30 years and who here discuss not only common illnesses and problems seen in doctors but also the many biopsychosocial treatments that are indicated.
A Handbook for Professionals in Education, Health and Social Care
School absenteeism is a huge problem in education and this book focuses in particular on children who experience 'school phobia' or 'school refusal' as opposed to those who choose to truant.School refusal is a crippling condition in which children experience extreme anxiety or panic attacks when faced with everyday school life and this handbook ......
Synthesizing theoretical and methodological developments in affective science and highlighting their potential application to psychopathology, this edited volume illustrates the importance of transferring basic research into the clinical area and considers the potential payoffs of using affective science to conceptualize and treat major mental ......
Manual of Psychiatric Care for the Medically Ill delivers a practical approach to accurate psychiatric diagnosis and treatment in the medical-surgical setting. Added to this edition are easy-to-use summaries, Web resources, checklists, flowcharts, and worksheets -- all designed to facilitate and teach the process of psychiatric consultation.
From authors at the forefront of the dual disorders field, this comprehensive clinical handbook provides virtually everything needed to plan, deliver and evaluate effective treatment for persons with substance abuse problems and persistent mental illness.
This book uses actual interviews with children to show readers how to apply a developmental, biopsychosocial framework for understanding the inner lives of children at different ages and stages. It outlines proven techniques for helping infants and children to reveal their feelings, thoughts, and behaviors during the clinical interview.
A Developmental Model of Borderline Personality Disorder is a landmark work on this difficult condition. The book emphasizes a developmental approach to BPD based on an in-depth study of inpatients at Chestnut Lodge in Rockville, Maryland, during the years 1950 through 1975 and the authors' thirty years of clinical and supervisory experience.
