Overcoming Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - Client Manual - Softcover

McKay PhD, Matthew; Smyth, Larry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1572241632 ISBN 13: 9781572241633

Publisher: New Harbinger Publications, 1999

Synopsis

Empirically based treatment protocols distill the results of carefully designed and replicable scientific studies into a step-by-step, session-by-session treatment plan. Effective protocols save time, increase the probability of obtaining good results, make it easier to train and supervise new therapists, and satisfy the needs of third parties to know that the proposed treatment follows the best available practices.

All of the therapist protocols in the Best Practices series share these common features:

·A consistent format and organization
·A detailed, session-by-session treatment program that includes worksheets, homework assignments, in-session treatment exercises, and didactic material
·Specific assessment measures—both for the target disorder and for the overall treatment program
·A treatment plan summary for managed care requirements

Each therapist protocol is accompanied by its own corresponding step-by-step client manual, containing all the education materials, worksheets, and skill-building assignments that the client will need.

About this title

About the Author

Matthew McKay, PhD, is a professor at the Wright Institute in Berkeley, CA. He has authored and coauthored numerous books, including The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook, The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook, Self-Esteem, Thoughts and Feelings, When Anger Hurts, and ACT on Life Not on Anger. McKay received his PhD in clinical psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology, and specializes in the cognitive behavioral treatment of anxiety and depression.

Larry Smyth, PhD, is a Vietnam veteran and has been working with clients who suffer from PTSD since 1982, when he began treating combat-induced PTSD at Florida State University and in his private practice. He has been employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs since 1985 as a team leader, associate regional manager, and a regional manager for the Vet Center Program. Currently, he is a member of Trauma Service at the Baltimore Division of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Maryland Health Care System. He also has a private practice and a courtesy staff appointment through the Sheppard Pratt Hospital, where he specializes in the treatment of anxiety disorders on an outpatient basis.

Edition details

• Publisher: New Harbinger Publications
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 1572241632
• ISBN 13: 9781572241633
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 95