Prescriptive Psychotherapy

"How can we sum up this valuable work? Rather than being a manual, it is more a guide for a therapist who wishes to incorporate the best that research has to offer with the flexibility and creativity that practitioners see as vital to success. As such, it is also a good example of the local clinical scientist in action, and I applaud its inentions and eagerly await further updates on this project."--Psychotherapy Research"How can we sum up this valuable work? Rather than being a manual, it is more a guide for a therapist who wishes to incorporate the best that research has to offer with the flexibility and creativity that practitioners see as vital to success. As such, it is also a good example of the local clinical scientist in action, and I applaud its inentions and eagerly await further updates on this project."--Psychotherapy Research

• PART I: INTRODUCTION1: Introduction to Prescriptive Therapy2: Training Objectives and Rationale3: Patient EvaluationPART II: TREATMENT PRINCIPLES AND STRATEGIES4: Establishing a Therapeutic Relationship5: Adapting Treatment to Patient Level of Impairment and Coping Style: Part I6: Adapting Treatment to Patient Level of Impairment and Coping Style: Part II7: Adapting Therapy to Patient Resistance Levels8: Adapting Therapy to Patient Level of Distress and Impairment9: Summary and ConclusionsAPPENDICESA. STS Therapy Process Rating ScaleB. Prescriptive Therapy Adherence ScaleC. Client's Emotional Arousal ScaleReferencesIndex