This book is to help clinical psychologists, clinical social workers, psychiatrists and counselors achieve the maximum in service to their clients.

Designed to bring ready answers from scientific data to real life practice, The guide is an accessible, authoritative reference for today's clinician. There are solid guidelines for what to rule out, what works, what doesn't work and what can be improved for a wide range of mental health problems. It is organized alphabetically for quick reference, distills vast amounts of proven knowledge and strategies (across the lifespan as well as across the DSM) into a user friendly, hands-on reference. Chapters are written by leading experts, focusing on appropriate assessment and empirically supported therapies. Developed with the frontline clinician's time and cost constraints firmly in mind, the book allows readers to understand the best assessment and treatment options. Concise and up-to-date, the book also serves as an excellent student guide.

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Jane E. Fisher, Ph.D. is Professor of Psychology and former Director of Clinical Training at the University of Nevada, Reno. She earned a bachelor of science degree from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana and a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Indiana University, Bloomington. Her research interests include aging and behavioral health; applied behavior analysis; and the integration of evidence based behavioral healthcare in primary and long term care settings.

William O'Donohue, Ph.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist and Professor of Psychology at the University of Nevada, Reno. He received a doctorate in clinical psychology from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He is the author or editor of over 30 books and 150 journal articles.

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I haven't seen this disorder in ageswhat's the latest treatment?
What measures are most useful in assessing this problem?
Her coverage allows so few visitscan we get anything done?
Are there any useful self help materials or websites?
How do I know this will work?

Designed to bring ready answers from scientific data to real life practice, the Practitioner's Guide to Evidence-Based Psychotherapy is an accessible, authoritative reference for today's clinician.

The Guide, organized alphabetically for quick reference, distills vast amounts of proven knowledge and strategies (across the lifespan as well as across the DSM) into a user friendly, hands-on reference. Chapters are written by leading experts, focusing on appropriate assessment and empirically supported therapies. Here are solid guidelines for what to rule out, what works, what doesn't work and what can be improved for a wide range of mental health problems, including:

• ADHD, learning disabilities, autism spectrum disorders
• Bedwetting, feeding disorders, school refusal, thumb sucking
• Bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, PTSD
• Child abuse and domestic violence
• Dysthymia, depression, suicidal thoughts
• Erectile and orgasmic disorders
• Smoking, gambling, substance abuse
• Stress, chronic pain, insomnia

Developed with the frontline clinician's time and cost constraints firmly in mind, the Practitioner's Guide to Evidence-Based Psychotherapy allows readers to understand the best assessment and treatment options. This resource is designed to help clinical psychologists, clinical social workers, psychiatrists and counselors achieve the maximum in service to their clients. Concise and up-to-date, it also serves as an excellent student guide.

Inhalt
Introduction: Clinician's Handbook of Evidence-Based Practice Guidelines: The Role of Practice Guidelines in Systematic Quality Improvement.- Agoraphobia.- Amnestic Disorder.- Anorexia Nervosa.- Antisocial Personality Disorder.- Asperger's Disorder.- Assertiveness Training.- Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).- Autistic Disorder.- Avoidant Personality Disorder.- Bereavement.- Bipolar Disorder.- Body Dysmorphic Disorder.- Borderline Personality Disorder.- Bulimia Nervosa.- Child Physical Abuse.- Child Sexual Abuse.- Psychotherapy with Chronic Pain Patients.- Delirium.- Delusions.- Dementia.- Dependent Personality Disorder.- Depression.- Dissociation and Dissociative Identity Disorder: Treatment Guidelines and Cautions.- Scientific Evidence for Domestic Violence Treatment.- Dysthymic Disorder.- Encopresis.- Treatment of Erectile Dysfunction.- Pathological Gambling.- Generalized Anxiety Disorder.- Hypochondriasis.- Insomnia.- Intermittent Explosive Disorder.- Irritable Bowel Syndrome.- Kleptomania.- Learning Disorders.- Low Sexual Desire.- Malingering.- Marital Problems.- Mental Retardation.- Nail Biting.- Narcissistic Personality Disorder.- Nocturnal Enuresis: Evidenced-Based Perspectives in Etiology, Assessment and Treatment.- Nonadherence to Treatment.- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.- Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Parent Training.- Orgasmic Disorders.- Other Paraphilias.- Panic Disorder.- Paranoia.- Pediatric Feeding Disorders.- Practice Guidelines: Pediatric Sleep Disturbance.- Pedophilia.- Pica.- Premenstrual Syndromes: Guidelines for Assessment and Treatment.- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.- Recurrent Headache Disorders.- Schizophrenia.- Schizotypal Personality Disorder.- School Refusal.- Self-Injurious Behavior.- Separation Anxiety Disorder.-Sexual Pain Disorders.- Specific Phobias.- Sleep Terrors.- Smoking (Nicotine Dependence).- Social Anxiety Disorder.- Stress.- Stuttering.- Substance Use Disorders.- Suicidal and Self-Destructive Behavior.- Oral-Digital Habits of Childhood: Thumb Sucking.- Tic Disorders.- Weight Loss.