Handbook of Psychological Assessment, Case Conceptualization, and Treatment, Volume 1

Adults

Michel Hersen, Johan Rosqvist, Michel Hersen, Johan Rosqvist

• Publisher: Wiley
• Year: 2008
• ISBN:
  9780470173565
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Psicología
• Subtopic: Psicología clínica

Edited by recognized experts Michel Hersen and Johan Rosqvist, Handbook of Psychological Assessment, Case Conceptualization, and Treatment, Volume 1, Adults, is a thorough and practical reference for those working with adults. Bringing together the most current theories and evidence-based applications, chapters address issues of importance including ethics, medical issues, panic and agoraphobia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and posttraumatic stress disorder. Each chapter follows a structured format, opening with an overview of assessment, followed by case conceptualization, and, finally, recommended treatment.

Preface to Volume 1

Many books have been written on assessment, conceptualization, and treatment over the past few decades. However, for the most part, these three issues critical to developing the most effective treatment regimens for clients have not been linked in systematic fashion across the age spectrum. In this two-volume set, we believe that we have filled a gap in the literature. Volume I does so for adults, while Volume II considers the issues in children and adolescents.

In Volume 1 on adults the chapters are divided into three parts. Part I (General Issues) has six chapters dealing with an Overview of Behavioral Assessment with Adults, Diagnostic Issues, Behavioral Conceptualization, Overview of Behavioral Treatment with Adults, Medical and Pharmacological Issues, and Ethical Issues.

Part II deals with Assessment, Conceptualization, and Treatment of Specific Disorders, while Part III considers Special Issues, such as Marital Distress, Sexual Deviation, Adults with Developmental Disabilities, Older Adults, Insomnia, Health Anxiety, and Compulsive Hoarding.

In Parts II and III, authors were encouraged to include the following topics in their chapters: Description of the Disorder, Diagnosis and Assessment, Conceptualization, Behavioral Treatment, Medical Treatment (if relevant), and a detailed Case Description. Authors were also encouraged to consider the following issues in the section on Conceptualization: learning and modeling, life events, genetic influences, physical affecting behavior, drugs affecting behavior, and cultural and diversity issues.

We believe that the way this volume is structured provides a valuable teaching tool so that students have a more holistic view of psychopathology, its etiology, and its ultimate remediation. The Case Description was included to help concretize the thinking of our experts and to help students understand the more subtle transitions and connections of assessment, conceptualization, and treatment.

Acknowledgments

Many individuals have contributed to the fruition of this work. First, we thank our contributors who agreed to share their thinking and expertise with us. Second, we thank Carole Londerée for her technical help throughout the process of putting together this volume. Third, we thank Cynthia Polance and Christopher Brown for their work on the indexes. And finally, but hardly least of all, we thank our editorial friends at John Wiley who understood the importance of this project and who helped us keep on track to completion.

 
MICHEL HERSEN
JOHAN ROSQVIST

Portland, Oregon

Contributors

Gordon J.G. Asmundson, Ph.D
Anxiety and Illness Behaviours
Laboratory
University of Regina
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

Krissan Alvarez, MA
Department of Psychology
University of Nevada—Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada

Michael R. Basso, PhD
Department of Psychology
University of Tulsa
Tulsa, Oklahoma

F. Michler Bishop, PhD, CAS
Alcohol and Substance Abuse
Services
Dr. Albert Ellis Institute
New York, New York

Thröstur Björgvinsson, PhD
The Menninger Clinic
Houston, Texas

Dennis R. Combs, PhD
Department of Psychology
University of Texas at Tyler
Tyler, Texas

Jean Cottraux, MD, PhD
Hopital Neurologique
Unite de Traitement de L’Anxiete,
Bron Cedex, France

Michelle G. Craske, PhD
Department of Psychology
University of California—
Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California

Natalie Dautovich
Counseling Department
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida

Felicia De la Garza-Mercer
Graduate Psychology Program
University of California—Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California

Brad C. Donohue, PhD
Department of Psychology
University of Nevada—Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada

Brian D. Doss, PhD
Department of Psychology
Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas

Michel J. Dugas, PhD
Department of Psychology
Concordia University
Montréal, Québec, Canada

Barry A. Edelstein, PhD
Department of Psychology
West Virginia University
Morgantown, West Virginia

Kylie Francis
Department of Psychology
Concordia University
Montréal, Québec, Canada

Philip Gehrman, PhD
Department of Social Sciences
University of the Sciences—Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Gerald Goldstein, PhD
Psychology Service
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Michelle Haring, PhD
British Columbia Women’s
Hospital and Health Centre, North
Shore Stress and Anxiety Clinic
Vancouver, British Columbia,
Canada

John Hart
The Menninger Clinic
Houston, Texas

Richard G. Heimberg, PhD
Adult Anxiety Clinic
Temple University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Derek R. Hopko, PhD
Department of Psychology
University of Tennessee—
Knoxville
Knoxville, Tennessee

William G. Iacono, PhD
Psychology Department
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Maureen C. Kenny, PhD
Department of Educational
and Psychological Studies
Florida International
University
Miami, Florida

William J. Koch, PhD
Department of Psychiatry
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, British Columbia

Mark A. Lau, PhD
BC Mental Health and Addiction
Services 201-601 West Broadway
Vancouver, British Columbia,
Canada

Sumer N. Ledet, MA
Department of Psychology
University of Tulsa
Tulsa, Oklahoma

C. W. Lejuez, PhD
Department of Psychology
University of Maryland
College Park, Maryland

Kenneth L. Lichstein, PhD
Department of Psychology
The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Nicholas A. Maltby, PhD
Institute of Living
University of Connecticut School
of Medicine
Hartford, Connecticut

Naomi R. Marmorstein, PhD
Department of Psychology
Rutgers University—Camden
Camden, New Jersey

L. E. Marshall
Rockwood Psychological Services
Kingston, Ontario, Canada

W. L. Marshall, PhD
Rockwood Psychological Services
Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Christina M. McCrae, PhD
Center for Gerontological
Studies and Department
of Psychology
Uni...