Treatments For Psychological - Problems And Syndromes

There is a growing movement across health care to adopt empirically supported practice. This book fills an important gap in the literature with respect to psychological conditions. It has three key aims: firstly to identify components of models describing a range of specific psychological conditions that are empirically supported, poorly supported or unsupported; secondly to propose theoretical rationales for sequencing of interventions, and criteria for moving from one treatment procedure to the next; and thirdly to identify mechanisms of psychological syndromes that may interfere with established protocols in order to promote more informed treatment and improve outcomes. Together, these make the book relevant and useful to the widest possible range of readers, from beginning clinicians to experienced practitioners.

Dean McKay is Professor of Psychology at Fordham University, Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, and a Past President of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (2013-2014). He is also a clinical psychologist and co-directs the Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Research, a private group psychological practice.

Jonathan S. Abramowitz is Professor and Associate Chair in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, and a clinical psychologist in private practice. He is a Past President of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (2014-2015), and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders.

Eric A. Storch is the All Children's Hospital Guild Endowed Chair and a Professor of Clinical Psychology in the Departments of Pediatrics, Psychiatry & Behavioral Neurosciences, and Health Policy & Management at the University of South Florida. He is a licensed clinical psychologist and serves as the Clinical Director of Rogers Behavioral Health – Tampa.