Science and Pseudoscience in Clinical Psychology, First Edition - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1572308281 ISBN 13: 9781572308282

Publisher: The Guilford Press, 2002

Synopsis

This book offers a rigorous examination of a variety of therapeutic, assessment, and diagnostic techniques in clinical psychology, focusing on practices that are popular and influential but lack a solid grounding in empirical research. Featuring chapters from leading clinical researchers, the text helps professionals and students evaluate the merits of novel and controversial techniques and differentiate between those that can stand up to scientific scrutiny and those that cannot. Reviewed are widely used therapies for alcoholism, infantile autism, and ADHD; the use of EMDR in the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder; herbal remedies for depression and anxiety; suggestive techniques for memory recovery; and self-help models. Other topics covered include issues surrounding psychological expert testimony, the uses and abuses of projective assessment techniques, and unanswered questions about dissociative identity disorder. Offering a balanced, constructive review of available research, each accessibly written chapter concludes with a glossary of key terms.

About this title

About the Author:

Scott O. Lilienfeld, PhD, is Associate Professor of Psychology at Emory University. He has authored or coauthored approximately 100 articles and book chapters, serves on the editorial boards of several major journals, and is founder and editor of [i]The Scientific Review of Mental Health Practice[/i]. Dr. Lilienfeld is past president of the Society for a Science of Clinical Psychology and a recipient of the David Shakow Award for Early Career Contributions to Clinical Psychology from Division 12 (Society for Clinical Psychology) of the American Psychological Association.

Steven Jay Lynn, PhD, ABPP (Clinical, Forensic), is a licensed clinical psychologist and Professor of Psychology at the State University of New York at Binghamton. A former president of the American Psychological Association's Division 30 (Psychological Hypnosis), he is a recipient of the division's award for distinguished contributions to scientific hypnosis. Dr. Lynn is a fellow of many professional organizations and an advisory editor to a number of professional journals. He is the author of 11 books and more than 200 articles and chapters.

Jeffrey M. Lohr, PhD, is Professor of Psychology at the University of Arkansas/n-/Fayetteville. He has been a licensed psychologist in Arkansas with a part-time independent practice since 1976. Dr. Lohr's research interests focus on anxiety disorders, domestic violence, and the efficacy of psychosocial treatments.

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1. Science and Pseudoscience in Clinical Psychology: Initial Thoughts, Reflections, and Considerations
Scott O. Lilienfeld, Steven Jay Lynn, and Jeffrey M. Lohr

I. Controversies in Assessment and Diagnosis
2. Understanding Why Some Clinicians Use Pseudoscientific Methods: Findings from Research on Clinical Judgment
Howard N. Garb and Patricia A. Boyle
3. Controversial and Questionable Assessment Techniques
John Hunsley, Catherine M. Lee, and James M. Wood
4. The Science and Pseudoscience of Expert Testimony
Joseph T. McCann, Kelley L. Shindler, and Tammy R. Hammond
5. Dissociative Identity Disorder: Multiple Personalities, Multiple Controversies
Scott O. Lilienfeld and Steven Jay Lynn

II. General Controversies in Psychotherapy
6. Toward a Science of Psychotherapy Research: Present Status and Evaluation
John P. Garske and Timothy Anderson
7. New Age Therapies
Margaret Thaler Singer and Abraham Nievod
8. The Remembrance of Things Past: Problematic Memory Recovery Techniques in Psychotherapy
Steven Jay Lynn, Timothy Lock, Elizabeth F. Loftus, Elisa Krackow, and Scott O. Lilienfeld

III. Controversies in the Treatment of Specific Adult Disorders
9. Novel and Controversial Treatments for Trauma-Related Stress Disorders
Jeffrey M. Lohr, Wayne Hooke, Richard Gist, and David F. Tolin
10. Controversial Treatments for Alcoholism
James MacKillop, Stephen A. Lisman, Allison Weinstein, and Deborah Rosenbaum
11. Herbal Treatments and Antidepressant Medication: Similar Data , Divergent Conclusions
Harald Walach and Irving Kirsch

IV. Controversies in the Treatment of Specific Child Disorders
12. Empirically Supported, Promising, and Unsupported Treatments for Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Daniel A. Waschbusch and G. Perry Hill
13. The Myriad of Controversial Treatments for Autism: A Critical Evaluation of Efficacy
Raymond G. Romanczyk, Laura Arnstein, Latha V. Soorya, and Jennifer Gillis

V. Controversies Regarding Self-Help and the Media
14. Self-Help Therapy: The Science and Business of Giving Psychology Away
Gerald M. Rosen, Russell E. Glasgow, and Timothy E. Moore
15. Commercializing Mental Health Issues: Entertainment, Advertising, and Psychological Advice
Nona Wilson
16. Science and Pseudoscience in Clinical Psychology: Concluding Thoughts and Constructive Remedies
Scott O. Lilienfeld, Steven Jay Lynn, and Jeffrey M. Lohr

About this edition

• Publisher: The Guilford Press
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1572308281
• ISBN 13: 9781572308282
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 474
• Editor: Lilienfeld Scott O., Lynn Steven Jay, Lohr Jeffrey M.