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Informationen zum Autor William T. O’Donohue is a licensed clinical psychologist, professor of psychology and adjunct professor in the Department of Philosophy at University of Nevada, Reno, and a faculty member of the National Judicial College. He is widely recognized in the field for his proposed innovations in mental health service delivery, in treatment design and evaluation, and in knowledge of empirically supported cognitive behavioral therapies. He is a member of the Association for the Advancement for Behavior Therapy and served on the Board of Directors of this organization. Dr. O’Donohue has published over 50 books and 150 articles in scholarly journals and book chapters. For the past 14 years, he has been director of a free clinic that treats children who have been sexually abused and adults who have been sexually assaulted. Eric Ross Levensky recently completed his PhD in Clinical Psychology at the University of Nevada, Reno, and is currently serving as coordinator of the Southwest Node of the Clinical Trials Network (CTN), a NIDA-funded multisite project evaluating the effectiveness of known efficacious behavioral, pharmacological, and integrated interventions across a broad range of community-based treatment settings and diverse patient populations. A secondary goal of the CTN is to disseminate effective interventions to physicians, providers, and their patients to improve the quality of treatment throughout the country. Dr. Levensky’s primary area of research interest is inthe development, evaluation, and dissemination of treatment adherence interventions for patients with chronic illness, as well as examining psychosocial aspects of chronic illness management. Dr. Levensky’s current work centers primarily on understanding and promoting treatment adherence in HIV patients, and he recently received a grant from the National Institutes of Health to conduct research in this area. Dr. Levensky has clinical interest in forensic psychology, as well as the practice, application, and supervision ofMotivational Interviewing and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. He has co-edited one book and authored 11 papers and book chapters on these topics. Klappentext Promoting Treatment Adherence provides health care providers with a comprehensive set of information and strategies for understanding and promoting treatment adherence across a wide range of treatment types and clinical populations. The information is presented in a practical how-to manner, and is intended as a resource that practitioners can draw from to improve skills in promoting treatment adherence. Zusammenfassung Addresses a central issue in contemporary therapeutic practice: adherence to treatment. This volume presents research and theory on adherence! both in general and with respect to individual treatment concerns such as diabetes! HIV! heart care! and more. Inhaltsverzeichnis PART I: INTRODUCTION Ch 1: Patient Adherence and Nonadherence to Treatments: An Overview for Health Care Providers - Eric R. Levensky and William T. O¿Donohue PART II: ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES IN PROMOTING ADHERENCE Ch 2. Integrating Regimen Adherence Assessment Into Clinical Practice - Kristin A. Riekert Ch 3: Assessing Readiness for Adherence to Treatment - Janice M. Prochaska, James O. Prochaska, and Sara S. Johnson Ch 4: Identifying and Addressing Barriers to Treatment Adherence Using Behavioral Analysis and Modification Techniques - Elaine M. Heiby and Carrie Lukens PART III: SPECIFIC STRATEGIES AND TECHNIQUES FOR PROMOTING TREATMENT ADHERENCE Ch 5: Promoting Treatment Adherence Through Motivational Interviewing - Ana M. Bisono, Jennifer Knapp Manuel, and Alyssa A. Forchehimes Ch 6: Patient Education to Promote Adherence to Treatments - Megan L. Oser Ch 7: Skills...
