Handbook of evidence-based psychotherapies : a guide for research and practice / edited by Chris Freeman and Mick Power.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Overview of therapies -- Introduction / Mick Power and Chris Freeman -- Cognitive therapy / Willem Kuyken and Aaron T. Beck -- Interpersonal psychotherapy and depression / Kathryn L. Bleiberg and John C. Markowitz -- Behaviour therapy / P.M.G. Emmelkamp, E. Vedel and J.H. Kamphuis -- Dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) / Sharon Y. Manning -- Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR) / John Spector -- The effectiveness of counselling / John McLeod -- Constructivist and humanistic therapies / David A. Winter -- Psychological treatment of disorder and specific client groups -- Obsessive compulsive disorder / Katharine Logan -- Eating disorders / Jane Morris -- Personality disorders / Katherine Cheshire -- Intellectual disabilities / William R. Lindsay and Peter Sturmey -- Anger and forensic problems / Mark C. Ramm and Stanley J. Renwick -- Psychological therapy for depression and anxiety in older adults / Ken Laidlaw -- Alcohol problems / Nick Heather -- Bereavement / Fiona Cathcart -- Evidence-based psychological interventions in psychosis / N. Sanjay Kumar Rao and Douglas Turkington -- Bipolar disorders / Jan Scott -- Depression / Roslyn Law -- Specific phobias / Stan Lindsay -- Social anxiety disorder / Winnie Eng and Richard G. Heimberg -- Children and adolescents / Alan Carr -- Generalised anxiety disorder / Rob Durham and Peter Fisher -- Adjuvant psychological therapy for patients with chronic physical illness / Tom M. Brown and Siobhan MacHale -- Conclusions -- Practice-based evidence as a complement to evidence-based practice / Michael Barkham and Frank Margison.

At a time when healthcare organisations are increasingly emphasising the need for evidence-based interventions, this comprehensive and timely handbook provides an up-to-date overview of the current evidence-base for psychological therapies and major psychological disorders.

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