Effective Brief Therapies: A Clinician's Guide (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780123435309)

This treatment guide is based on selected disorders taken from the American Psychiatric Association DSM-IV Diagnostic Classifications. The disorders selected are treatable or responsive to brief therapy methods.The therapist or student in training can use this book to identify the elements needed for formulating a treatment plan on disorders typically encountered in clinical practice. The approaches taken are based on cognitive behavioral principles and makes use of empirical findings. However, the case study format allows the reader to see how the assessment and treatment is implemented in a "real-life" patient, and not as a clinical abstraction distilled from research studies. Moreover, the treatment plan is outlined in a manner that makes reimbursement likely from managed care organizations and insurance companies. Effective Brief Therapies is useful as a reference for therapists and as a training guide for graduate students.

Author: Michel Hersen
ISBN-10: 0123435307
ISBN-13: 9780123435309
Publisher: Academic Press
Language: English
Published: 06/05/2000
Pages: 458
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.38lbs
Size: 8.95h x 6.00w x 0.80d

Review Citation(s):
Scitech Book News 09/01/2001 pg. 100