Specific Phobias: Clinical Applications of Evidence-based Psychotherapy (Clinical Application of Evidence-Based Psychotherapy) - Hardcover

Bruce, Timothy J.; Sanderson, William C.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1568218834 ISBN 13: 9781568218830

Publisher: Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers, 1998

Synopsis

Outcome research has identified exposure-based intervention as a promising approach to treating specific phobias, the most common of anxiety disorders. In session-by-session format, Drs. Bruce and Sanderson introduce key concepts and their clinical applications, demonstrating and illustrating the protocol with ongoing vignettes. With this hands-on guide to techniques for delivering exposure-based therapy, clinicians can confidently add the approach to their repertoires of treatments that work.

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Review:

Bruce and Sanderson have done an excellent job in providing a useful manual for the treatment of specific phobia. Their book offers the clinican an excellent review of the theory and research on phobia, clear and instructive vignettes that illustrate how to handle this problem in therapy, and sophisticated and informative ideas on problems that arise in treatment. I found their description of clinical issues especially helpful: they present detailed guidelines for session-by-session treatment. This is a volume that can benefit all clinicians.--Robert L. Leahy, Ph.D., Clinical Associate Professor of Psychology, Dept. of Psychiatry, Cornell University of Medical College

Synopsis:

Exposure-based treatment for specific phobias provides a shining example of the scientist-practitioner model in action. Few other treatment approaches have been developed under the scrutinizing eye of empirical validation and, as a result, few other psychotherapies have gained so wide an acceptance by both the clinical and scientific communities. Modern exposure-based treatments reflect the formative learning theories that guided their development, as well as recent advances, particularly in cognitive science, that continuously influence them. This book describes applications of exposure-based psychotherapy for specific phobias that reflect these influences while remaining true to the evidence base that supports them. Chapter 1 overviews the highlights of this historical development and discusses how it has influenced the way exposure-based treatment is applied. Chap[ters 2 through 9 detail a session-by-session application of an exposure-based treatment and follows a clinical vignette of a patient undergoing this treatment. Chapter 10 discusses special issues such as relapse prevention and medication management.

The chapters detailing the session-by-session application of the therapy have been organized around session goals. Each session's goals are outlined at the beginning of the chapter and "Key Concepts and Clinical Considerations" for accomplishing each goal are discussed under that heading. Clinical vignettes woven throughout the session depict how particular goals can be accomplished.

About this edition

• Publisher: Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 1568218834
• ISBN 13: 9781568218830
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 278