Human Nature Review 2002 Volume 2: 236-238 ( 19 June )
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Book Review
Treating Chronic and Severe Mental Disorders: A Handbook of Empirically Supported Treatments
Edited by Stefan G. Hofmann and Martha C. Tompson, (2002). The Guilford Press, New York, 430 pages.
Reviewed by Eduardo Keegan, Professor of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapies, School of Psychology, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos
Aires, Argentina.

In his foreword to this book, David Barlow highlights that recent sophisticated multisite clinical trials across a number of child and adult disorders have demonstrated that psychological treatments-sometimes combined with drugs-are as efficacious as other approaches and usually much better in terms of relapse prevention. Since most people seem to prefer learning new coping skills in psychotherapy rather than receiving an equally effective drug treatment if given the choice, this could well be the dawn of a golden age for psychological interventions. However, the dissemination of these interventions is no mean feat. Only a few specialised centers offer training in these treatments, in contrast to the considerable resources invested in the marketing and dissemination of effective drug interventions. Treating Chronic and Severe Mental Disorders, edited by Stefan G. Hofmann and Martha C. Tompson, intends to serve as vehicle for the dissemination ofpsychological interventions for some of the most challenging mental conditions. The clinician will find in it an updated reference on state-of-art psychological treatments for severe-and common-mental disorders.

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Treating Chronic and Severe Mental Disorders: A Handbook of Empirically Supported Interventions
by Stefan G. Hofmann (Editor), Martha C. Tompson (Editor)
Hardcover: 430 pages
Publisher: Guilford Press; ISBN: 157230765X; 1st edition (June 15, 2002)
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While recent developments in psychopharmacology have been widely disseminated, equally important advances in psychological strategies for severe mental health problems have received less attention. Filling a crucial gap in the literature, this volume brings together leading clinical scientists to present evidence-based approaches for treating schizophrenia, severe mood disorders, substance use problems, and severe personality disorders. Cutting-edge modalities represented include cognitive-behavioral therapies, couple and family treatments, motivational interviewing, group work, and others. Written in a highly practical style, each chapter reviews the empirical basis for the treatment at hand; explains basic concepts and applications; and provides step-by-step implementation guidelines, concrete clinical examples, and patient-therapist dialogues. Also discussed are ways to modify each approach for different populations and strategies for integrating psychological and pharmacological treatments.

I. Psychological Treatments For Schizophrenia
1. Cognitive-Behavioral Family and Educational Interventions for chizophrenic
Disorders, Falloon
2. Social Skills Training for Schizophrenia, Pratt and Mueser
3. Personal Therapy: A Practical Psychotherapy for the Stabilization of Schizophrenia, Hogarty
4. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Schizophrenia: A Case Formulation Approach, Tarrier and Haddock

II. Psychological Treatments For Mood Disorders
5. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Depression, Hamilton and Dobson
6. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for the Management of Bipolar Disorder, Otto and Reilly-Harrington
7. Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Unipolar and Bipolar Disorders, Swartz, Markowitz, and Frank
8. Family-Focused Treatment for Bipolar Disorder, Miklowitz
9. Treatment of Marital Discord and Coexisting Depression, K. D. O'Leary
10. Treatment of Suicidality, Rotheram-Borus, Goldstein, and Elkavich

III. Psychological Treatments For Substance Use And Abuse Disorders
11. Motivational Interviewing for Initiating Change in Problem Drinking and Drug Use, Handmaker and Walters
12. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Alcohol Addiction, T. A. O'Leary and Monti
13. Twelve-Step Facilitation Therapy for Alcohol Problems, Nowinski
14. Couple Treatment for Alcohol Abuse: A Systemic- Family Consultation Model, Rohrbaugh and Shoham
15. Psychosocial Treatment of Cocaine Dependence: The Community Reinforcement plus Vouchers Approach, Higgins, Sigmon, and Budney

IV. Psychological Treatments For Severe Personality Disorders
16. Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Borderline Personality Disorder, Koerner
and Linehan
17. Multiple Family Group Treatment for Borderline Personality Disorder, Whitehurst, Ridolfi, and Gunderson
18. Multisystemic Treatment of Antisocial Behavior in Adolescents, Letourneau, Cunningham, and Henggeler
19. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Severe Personality Disorders, Freeman
20. Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy: Resolving Character Pathology by TreatingAffect Phobias, Kuhn and McCullough· Concluding Remarks, Hofmann and Tompson

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