William T. O’Donohue is a licensed clinical psychologist, professor of psychology and adjunct professor in the Department of Philosophy at University of Nevada, Reno, and a faculty member of the National Judicial College. He is widely recognized in the field for his proposed innovations in mental health service delivery, in treatment design and evaluation, and in knowledge of empirically supported cognitive behavioral therapies. He is a member of the Association for the Advancement for Behavior Therapy and served on the Board of Directors of this organization. Dr. O’Donohue has published over 50 books and 150 articles in scholarly journals and book chapters. For the past 14 years, he has been director of a free clinic that treats children who have been sexually abused and adults who have been sexually assaulted.Eric Ross Levensky recently completed his PhD in Clinical Psychology at the University of Nevada, Reno, and is currently serving as coordinator of the Southwest Node of the Clinical Trials Network (CTN), a NIDA-funded multisite project evaluating the effectiveness of known efficacious behavioral, pharmacological, and integrated interventions across a broad range of community-based treatment settings and diverse patient populations.  A secondary goal of the CTN is to disseminate effective interventions to physicians, providers, and their patients to improve the quality of treatment throughout the country.  Dr. Levensky’s primary area of research interest is inthe development, evaluation, and dissemination of treatment adherence interventions for patients with chronic illness, as well as examining psychosocial aspects of chronic illness management.  Dr. Levensky’s current work centers primarily on understanding and promoting treatment adherence in HIV patients, and he recently received a grant from the National Institutes of Health to conduct research in this area.  Dr. Levensky has clinical interest in forensic psychology, as well as the practice, application, and supervision ofMotivational Interviewing and Dialectical Behavior Therapy.  He has co-edited one book and authored 11 papers and book chapters on these topics.

"Health professionals can use this book to identify the best available evidence for improving adherence and apply it to their clinical practice."

• PART I: INTRODUCTIONCh 1: Patient Adherence and Nonadherence to Treatments: An Overview for Health Care Providers - Eric R. Levensky and William T. O′DonohuePART II: ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES IN PROMOTING ADHERENCECh 2. Integrating Regimen Adherence Assessment Into Clinical Practice - Kristin A. RiekertCh 3: Assessing Readiness for Adherence to Treatment - Janice M. Prochaska, James O. Prochaska, and Sara S. JohnsonCh 4: Identifying and Addressing Barriers to Treatment Adherence Using Behavioral Analysis and Modification Techniques - Elaine M. Heiby and Carrie LukensPART III: SPECIFIC STRATEGIES AND TECHNIQUES FOR PROMOTING TREATMENT ADHERENCECh 5: Promoting Treatment Adherence Through Motivational Interviewing - Ana M. Bisono, Jennifer Knapp Manuel, and Alyssa A. ForchehimesCh 6: Patient Education to Promote Adherence to Treatments - Megan L. OserCh 7: Skills Training to Promote Patient Adherence to Treatments - Kyle E.Ferguson and Heather Scarlett-FergusonCh 8: Increasing Resources and Supports to Improve Adherence to Treatments - Robin Shapiro and Marcia HerivalCh 9: Problem Solving to Promote Treatment Adherence - Arthur M. Nezu, Christine Maguth Nezu, and Michael G. PerriCh 10: Relapse Prevention to Promote Treatment Adherence - Arthur W. Blume and G. Alan MarlattCh 11: Promoting Treatment Adherence Through Collaborative Teams (PACT): A Practice Model - Brian Giddens and Lana Sue I. Ka′opuaPART IV: PROMOTING ADHERENCE TO SPECIFIC TREATMENTSCh 12: Adherence to Medications - Paul F. CookCh 13: An Ecological Approach to Adherence in Diabetes Management: Perspectives From the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Diabetes Initiative - Edwin B. Fisher, Carol A. Brownson, Mary L. O′Toole, Victoria Anwuri, Gowri Shetty, and Richard R. RubinCh 14: Adherence Challenges in Asthma Treatment - Susan D. SchafferCh 15: Adherence to Smoking Cessation Treatments - Whitney M. Waldroup, Elizabeth V. Gifford, and Preety KalraCh 16: Adherence to Hypertension Treatments - Barry L. CarterCh 17: Cancer-Related Adherence: Background, Clinical Issues, and Promotion Strategies - David Victorson and Amy H. PetermanCh 18: Adherence to HIV/AIDS Treatments - Eric R. LevenskyCh 19: Adherence to Treatment of Substance Use Disorders - Steven J. Lash and Jennifer L. BurdenCh 20: Adherence to Exercise Regimes - Jessica A. Whiteley, David M. Williams, and Bess H. MarcusCh 21: Adherence to Dietary Recommendations - Barbara S. McCannCh 22: Adherence to Dialysis Treatment for End-Stage Renal Disease - Jamie A. Cvengros and Alan J. ChristensenPART V: PROMOTING ADHERENCE WITH SPECIFIC POPULATIONSCh 23: Treatment Adherence in Children and Adolescents - Tonya S. Watson, Nancy Foster, and Patrick C. FrimanCh 24: Strategies for Enhancing Medication Adherence in the Elderly - Hillary LeRoux and Jane E. FisherCh 25: Treatment Adherence in Pregnancy - Neger Nicole Jacobs and Scott Evan JacobsCh 26: Treatment Adherence in People With Psychiatric Disabilities - Patrick W. Corrigan and Amy WatsonCh 27: Treatment Adherence in Ethnic Minorities: Particularities and Alternatives - Jose R. Rodriguez-Gomez and Carmen S. Salas-SerranoCh 28: Treatment Difficult (Personality Disordered) Patients - Kendra Beitz and Mandra L. Rasmussen-HallCh 29: Treatment Adherence in Developmental Disabilities/Cognitively Impaired Patients - Michele D. Wallace, Edwin J. Dyer, and Becky PenrodAbout the ContributorsAppendixReferencesIndex

William T. O’Donohue is a licensed clinical psychologist, professor of psychology and adjunct professor in the Department of Philosophy at University of Nevada, Reno, and a faculty member of the National Judicial College. He is widely recognized in the field for his proposed innovations in mental health service delivery, in treatment design and evaluation, and in knowledge of empirically supported cognitive behavioral therapies. He is a member of the Association for the Advancement for Behavior Therapy and served on the Board of Directors of this organization. Dr. O’Donohue has published over 50 books and 150 articles in scholarly journals and book chapters. For the past 14 years, he has been director of a free clinic that treats children who have been sexually abused and adults who have been sexually assaulted.Eric Ross Levensky recently completed his PhD in Clinical Psychology at the University of Nevada, Reno, and is currently serving as coordinator of the Southwest Node of the Clinical Trials Network (CTN), a NIDA-funded multisite project evaluating the effectiveness of known efficacious behavioral, pharmacological, and integrated interventions across a broad range of community-based treatment settings and diverse patient populations.  A secondary goal of the CTN is to disseminate effective interventions to physicians, providers, and their patients to improve the quality of treatment throughout the country.  Dr. Levensky’s primary area of research interest is inthe development, evaluation, and dissemination of treatment adherence interventions for patients with chronic illness, as well as examining psychosocial aspects of chronic illness management.  Dr. Levensky’s current work centers primarily on understanding and promoting treatment adherence in HIV patients, and he recently received a grant from the National Institutes of Health to conduct research in this area.  Dr. Levensky has clinical interest in forensic psychology, as well as the practice, application, and supervision ofMotivational Interviewing and Dialectical Behavior Therapy.  He has co-edited one book and authored 11 papers and book chapters on these topics.

"Health professionals can use this book to identify the best available evidence for improving adherence and apply it to their clinical practice."

• PART I: INTRODUCTIONCh 1: Patient Adherence and Nonadherence to Treatments: An Overview for Health Care Providers - Eric R. Levensky and William T. O′DonohuePART II: ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES IN PROMOTING ADHERENCECh 2. Integrating Regimen Adherence Assessment Into Clinical Practice - Kristin A. RiekertCh 3: Assessing Readiness for Adherence to Treatment - Janice M. Prochaska, James O. Prochaska, and Sara S. JohnsonCh 4: Identifying and Addressing Barriers to Treatment Adherence Using Behavioral Analysis and Modification Techniques - Elaine M. Heiby and Carrie LukensPART III: SPECIFIC STRATEGIES AND TECHNIQUES FOR PROMOTING TREATMENT ADHERENCECh 5: Promoting Treatment Adherence Through Motivational Interviewing - Ana M. Bisono, Jennifer Knapp Manuel, and Alyssa A. ForchehimesCh 6: Patient Education to Promote Adherence to Treatments - Megan L. OserCh 7: Skills Training to Promote Patient Adherence to Treatments - Kyle E.Ferguson and Heather Scarlett-FergusonCh 8: Increasing Resources and Supports to Improve Adherence to Treatments - Robin Shapiro and Marcia HerivalCh 9: Problem Solving to Promote Treatment Adherence - Arthur M. Nezu, Christine Maguth Nezu, and Michael G. PerriCh 10: Relapse Prevention to Promote Treatment Adherence - Arthur W. Blume and G. Alan MarlattCh 11: Promoting Treatment Adherence Through Collaborative Teams (PACT): A Practice Model - Brian Giddens and Lana Sue I. Ka′opuaPART IV: PROMOTING ADHERENCE TO SPECIFIC TREATMENTSCh 12: Adherence to Medications - Paul F. CookCh 13: An Ecological Approach to Adherence in Diabetes Management: Perspectives From the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Diabetes Initiative - Edwin B. Fisher, Carol A. Brownson, Mary L. O′Toole, Victoria Anwuri, Gowri Shetty, and Richard R. RubinCh 14: Adherence Challenges in Asthma Treatment - Susan D. SchafferCh 15: Adherence to Smoking Cessation Treatments - Whitney M. Waldroup, Elizabeth V. Gifford, and Preety KalraCh 16: Adherence to Hypertension Treatments - Barry L. CarterCh 17: Cancer-Related Adherence: Background, Clinical Issues, and Promotion Strategies - David Victorson and Amy H. PetermanCh 18: Adherence to HIV/AIDS Treatments - Eric R. LevenskyCh 19: Adherence to Treatment of Substance Use Disorders - Steven J. Lash and Jennifer L. BurdenCh 20: Adherence to Exercise Regimes - Jessica A. Whiteley, David M. Williams, and Bess H. MarcusCh 21: Adherence to Dietary Recommendations - Barbara S. McCannCh 22: Adherence to Dialysis Treatment for End-Stage Renal Disease - Jamie A. Cvengros and Alan J. ChristensenPART V: PROMOTING ADHERENCE WITH SPECIFIC POPULATIONSCh 23: Treatment Adherence in Children and Adolescents - Tonya S. Watson, Nancy Foster, and Patrick C. FrimanCh 24: Strategies for Enhancing Medication Adherence in the Elderly - Hillary LeRoux and Jane E. FisherCh 25: Treatment Adherence in Pregnancy - Neger Nicole Jacobs and Scott Evan JacobsCh 26: Treatment Adherence in People With Psychiatric Disabilities - Patrick W. Corrigan and Amy WatsonCh 27: Treatment Adherence in Ethnic Minorities: Particularities and Alternatives - Jose R. Rodriguez-Gomez and Carmen S. Salas-SerranoCh 28: Treatment Difficult (Personality Disordered) Patients - Kendra Beitz and Mandra L. Rasmussen-HallCh 29: Treatment Adherence in Developmental Disabilities/Cognitively Impaired Patients - Michele D. Wallace, Edwin J. Dyer, and Becky PenrodAbout the ContributorsAppendixReferencesIndex

William T. O’Donohue is a licensed clinical psychologist, professor of psychology and adjunct professor in the Department of Philosophy at University of Nevada, Reno, and a faculty member of the National Judicial College. He is widely recognized in the field for his proposed innovations in mental health service delivery, in treatment design and evaluation, and in knowledge of empirically supported cognitive behavioral therapies. He is a member of the Association for the Advancement for Behavior Therapy and served on the Board of Directors of this organization. Dr. O’Donohue has published over 50 books and 150 articles in scholarly journals and book chapters. For the past 14 years, he has been director of a free clinic that treats children who have been sexually abused and adults who have been sexually assaulted.Eric Ross Levensky recently completed his PhD in Clinical Psychology at the University of Nevada, Reno, and is currently serving as coordinator of the Southwest Node of the Clinical Trials Network (CTN), a NIDA-funded multisite project evaluating the effectiveness of known efficacious behavioral, pharmacological, and integrated interventions across a broad range of community-based treatment settings and diverse patient populations.  A secondary goal of the CTN is to disseminate effective interventions to physicians, providers, and their patients to improve the quality of treatment throughout the country.  Dr. Levensky’s primary area of research interest is inthe development, evaluation, and dissemination of treatment adherence interventions for patients with chronic illness, as well as examining psychosocial aspects of chronic illness management.  Dr. Levensky’s current work centers primarily on understanding and promoting treatment adherence in HIV patients, and he recently received a grant from the National Institutes of Health to conduct research in this area.  Dr. Levensky has clinical interest in forensic psychology, as well as the practice, application, and supervision ofMotivational Interviewing and Dialectical Behavior Therapy.  He has co-edited one book and authored 11 papers and book chapters on these topics.

"Health professionals can use this book to identify the best available evidence for improving adherence and apply it to their clinical practice."

• PART I: INTRODUCTIONCh 1: Patient Adherence and Nonadherence to Treatments: An Overview for Health Care Providers - Eric R. Levensky and William T. O′DonohuePART II: ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES IN PROMOTING ADHERENCECh 2. Integrating Regimen Adherence Assessment Into Clinical Practice - Kristin A. RiekertCh 3: Assessing Readiness for Adherence to Treatment - Janice M. Prochaska, James O. Prochaska, and Sara S. JohnsonCh 4: Identifying and Addressing Barriers to Treatment Adherence Using Behavioral Analysis and Modification Techniques - Elaine M. Heiby and Carrie LukensPART III: SPECIFIC STRATEGIES AND TECHNIQUES FOR PROMOTING TREATMENT ADHERENCECh 5: Promoting Treatment Adherence Through Motivational Interviewing - Ana M. Bisono, Jennifer Knapp Manuel, and Alyssa A. ForchehimesCh 6: Patient Education to Promote Adherence to Treatments - Megan L. OserCh 7: Skills Training to Promote Patient Adherence to Treatments - Kyle E.Ferguson and Heather Scarlett-FergusonCh 8: Increasing Resources and Supports to Improve Adherence to Treatments - Robin Shapiro and Marcia HerivalCh 9: Problem Solving to Promote Treatment Adherence - Arthur M. Nezu, Christine Maguth Nezu, and Michael G. PerriCh 10: Relapse Prevention to Promote Treatment Adherence - Arthur W. Blume and G. Alan MarlattCh 11: Promoting Treatment Adherence Through Collaborative Teams (PACT): A Practice Model - Brian Giddens and Lana Sue I. Ka′opuaPART IV: PROMOTING ADHERENCE TO SPECIFIC TREATMENTSCh 12: Adherence to Medications - Paul F. CookCh 13: An Ecological Approach to Adherence in Diabetes Management: Perspectives From the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Diabetes Initiative - Edwin B. Fisher, Carol A. Brownson, Mary L. O′Toole, Victoria Anwuri, Gowri Shetty, and Richard R. RubinCh 14: Adherence Challenges in Asthma Treatment - Susan D. SchafferCh 15: Adherence to Smoking Cessation Treatments - Whitney M. Waldroup, Elizabeth V. Gifford, and Preety KalraCh 16: Adherence to Hypertension Treatments - Barry L. CarterCh 17: Cancer-Related Adherence: Background, Clinical Issues, and Promotion Strategies - David Victorson and Amy H. PetermanCh 18: Adherence to HIV/AIDS Treatments - Eric R. LevenskyCh 19: Adherence to Treatment of Substance Use Disorders - Steven J. Lash and Jennifer L. BurdenCh 20: Adherence to Exercise Regimes - Jessica A. Whiteley, David M. Williams, and Bess H. MarcusCh 21: Adherence to Dietary Recommendations - Barbara S. McCannCh 22: Adherence to Dialysis Treatment for End-Stage Renal Disease - Jamie A. Cvengros and Alan J. ChristensenPART V: PROMOTING ADHERENCE WITH SPECIFIC POPULATIONSCh 23: Treatment Adherence in Children and Adolescents - Tonya S. Watson, Nancy Foster, and Patrick C. FrimanCh 24: Strategies for Enhancing Medication Adherence in the Elderly - Hillary LeRoux and Jane E. FisherCh 25: Treatment Adherence in Pregnancy - Neger Nicole Jacobs and Scott Evan JacobsCh 26: Treatment Adherence in People With Psychiatric Disabilities - Patrick W. Corrigan and Amy WatsonCh 27: Treatment Adherence in Ethnic Minorities: Particularities and Alternatives - Jose R. Rodriguez-Gomez and Carmen S. Salas-SerranoCh 28: Treatment Difficult (Personality Disordered) Patients - Kendra Beitz and Mandra L. Rasmussen-HallCh 29: Treatment Adherence in Developmental Disabilities/Cognitively Impaired Patients - Michele D. Wallace, Edwin J. Dyer, and Becky PenrodAbout the ContributorsAppendixReferencesIndex