Learning Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: The Essential Guide to the Process and Practice of Mindful Psychiatry - Softcover

Debrin P. Goubert; Niklas Torneke; Robert Purssey; Josephine Loftus; Laura Weiss Roberts

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1615371737 ISBN 13: 9781615371730

Publisher: Amer Psychiatric Association Publishing, 2020

Synopsis

"The traditional practice of psychiatry has been focused on reducing or eliminating distressing, unwanted symptoms. But what if the key to health and well-being is not to be symptom free, but rather to function effectively in life even when symptoms are present? What if symptoms serve an adaptive and motivational function, rather than being signals of a latent illness? What if the key to personal health is the ability to accept symptoms for what they are and to do what matters in life at the same time?This is the underlying proposition of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and this book-a collaboration among six clinicians from diverse practice backgrounds-is the first to systematically describe the principles and practices of ACT as they apply to psychiatric assessment, case analysis, and treatment. Learning Acceptance and Commitment Therapy uses a diverse array of case examples and clinical dialogues to offer readers a real-life view of the methodology in practice. Each chapter also includes additional reading resources to pursue should a particular theoretical or applied clinical concept create a desire to learn more. Additionally, readers have unlimited access to an online instructional library that includes video demonstrations of core ACT clinical strategies "in action" as well as a host of written practice support tools and worksheets"--

About this title

About the Author

Debrin P. Goubert, M.D. is a psychiatrist with Northwest Permanente/Kaiser Permanente NW in Clackamas, Oregon.

Niklas Törneke, M.D. is a psychiatrist in private practice in Kopingsvik, Sweden.

Robert Purssey, M.D., FRANZCP, is the director of the Brisbane ACT Centre as well as clinical senior lecturer with the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia.

Josephine Loftus, M.D., MRCPsych, is the head of the Mood Disorder Unit and Expert Bipolar Centre in the Department of Psychiatry at Centre Hospitalier Princesse Grace in Monaco.

Laura Weiss Roberts, M.D., M.A., DLFAPA, FACLP, is chairman and Katharine Dexter McCormick and Stanley McCormick Memorial professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine in Stanford, California.

Kirk D. Strosahl, Ph.D., is president of HeartMatters Consulting, LLC, in Wheeler Oregon.

From the Back Cover

What if the key to psychological well-being lies not in controlling or eliminating unpleasant mental symptoms but rather in helping patients function effectively in the life areas that matter to them? This is the underlying proposition of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), an innovative cognitive-behavioral approach that is redefining the practice of psychotherapy across the globe. In this ground-breaking volume, the first of its kind written for psychiatric and nonpsychiatric clinicians, readers will learn the principles and practices of ACT as they apply to psychiatric assessment, case analysis, and treatment.

Readers will learn how to conduct a streamlined assessment of the patient's symptoms as they are nested in the patient's life context, how to detect and intervene with the patient's unworkable emotional and behavioral avoidance strategies, and how to blend the use of pharmacotherapy and behavioral interventions in a way that augments the benefits of both approaches. A diverse array of case examples and clinical dialogues offer a real-life view of how to apply ACT in practice, from the ambulatory psychiatric setting to a hospital consultation-liaison service, to an inpatient psychiatric context.

Readers have access to an online instructional library that features extensive video demonstrations of core ACT principles and techniques. Readers can also download an extensive array of practice support tools for use in daily psychiatric practice.

Edition details

• Publisher: Amer Psychiatric Association Publishing
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1615371737
• ISBN 13: 9781615371730
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 368