Therapist's Guide to Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Intervention

Informationen zum Autor Sharon Johnson is a psychologist in private practice. She has participated as a committee member and chair of a Utilization Management Committee for a managed care company. Klappentext Sharon Johnson is the author of the best selling Therapist's Guide to Clinical Intervention now in its second edition. In this new book on PTSD, she lends her practical outline format to understanding PTSD assessment, treatment planning, and intervention. The book begins with a summary information on PTSD definition, and prevalence, assessment, and the evidence basis behind different treatment options. The book offers adjunctive skill building resources to supplement traditional therapy choices as well as forms for use in clinical practice. This clinician's guide to diagnosing and treating PTSD is written in a concise format with much of the material in outline or bullet point format, allowing easy understanding of complex material for the busy therapist. The book includes a definition of the disorder, diagnostic criteria, the neurobiology of the disorder, tools and information for diagnosing clients, information on functional impairment, interventions, treatment planning, skill building, and additional clinician resources. Zusammenfassung Summarizes information on PTSD definition! and prevalence! assessment! and the evidence basis behind different treatment options. This book offers adjunctive skill building resources to supplement traditional therapy choices as well as forms for use in clinical practice. It outlines treatment goals and objectives for DSM-IV PTSD diagnosis. Inhaltsverzeichnis IntroductionPART I Posttraumatic StressThe Neurobiology of PTS and PTSDDiagnosing PTSDPART IITranstheoretical and Multimodal InterventionsTreatment PlanningPART IIIFeeling Safe and Secure

Product details

• Authors: Johnson, Sharon L Johnson, Sharon L. Johnson, Sharon L. (Fresno Johnson, Johnson Sharon L.
• Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.06.2009
• EAN: 9780123748515
• ISBN: 978-0-12-374851-5
• No. of pages: 230
• Series: Academic Press; Practical Resources for the Mental Health Professional; Practical Resources for the Me; Practical Resources for the Mental Health Professional; Practical Resources for the Me
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Applied psychology; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; Psychologie, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Clinical Psychology, Psychology, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychopathology / Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / Counseling, Psychotherapy