Handbook of evidence-based psychotherapies : a guide for research and practice / / edited by Chris Freeman and Mick Power

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910878098903321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Chichester ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley, c2007
• ISBN: 1-280-83872-8; 9786610838721; 0-470-71324-0; 0-470-05975-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (514 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): FreemanChris; PowerMichael J
• Disciplina: 616.89/14
• Soggetti: Psychotherapy; Evidence-based medicine
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Overview of therapies -- Introduction / Mick Power and Chris Freeman -- Cognitive therapy / Willem Kuyken and Aaron T. Beck -- Interpersonal psychotherapy and depression / Kathryn L. Bleiberg and John C. Markowitz -- Behaviour therapy / P.M.G.Emmelkamp, E.Vedel and J.H. Kamphuis -- Dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) / Sharon Y. Manning -- Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR) / John Spector -- The effectiveness of counselling / John McLeod -- Constructivist and humanistic therapies / David A. Winter -- Psychological treatment of disorder and specific client groups -- Obsessive compulsive disorder / Katharine Logan -- Eating disorders / Jane Morris -- Personality disorders / Katherine Cheshire -- Intellectual disabilities / William R. Lindsay and Peter Sturmey -- Anger and forensic problems / Mark C. Ramm and Stanley J. Renwick -- Psychological therapy for depression and anxiety in older adults / Ken Laidlaw -- Alcohol problems / Nick Heather -- Bereavement / Fiona Cathcart -- Evidence-based psychological interventions in psychosis / N. Sanjay Kumar Rao and Douglas Turkington -- Bipolar disorders / Jan Scott -- Depression / Roslyn Law -- Specific phobias / Stan Lindsay -- ; Social anxiety disorder / Winnie Eng and Richard G. Heimberg -- Children and adolescents / Alan Carr -- Generalised anxiety disorder / Rob Durham and Peter Fisher -- Adjuvant psychological therapy for patients with chronic physical illness / Tom M. Brown and Siobhan MacHale -- Conclusions -- Practice-based evidence as a complement to evidence-based practice / Michael Barkham and Frank Margison.
• Sommario/riassunto: At a time when evidence is everything, the comprehensive Handbook of Evidence-Based Psychotherapies handbook provides a unique, up-to-date overview of the current evidence-base for psychological therapies and major psychological disorders. The editors take a pluralistic approach, covering cognitive and behavioural therapies as well as counselling and humanistic approaches. Internationally-renowned expert contributors guide readers through the latest research, taking a critical overview of each practice's strengths and weaknesses. A final chapter provides an overview for the future.