Ätstörningar

Att leva med en ätstörning är att inte vara fri att vara den man egentligen är. Ätstörningen står i vägen. Men att lämna det ensamma och strängt kontrollerade liv som en ätstörning oftast innebär, är inte så lätt, det krävs både mod och kunskap. Gisela van der Ster, leg.dietist och Doktor i Medicinsk Vetenskap (som 2000 också skrev boken Ät allt!), berättar hur man ska gå till väga, vecka för vecka, genom 20 steg. Men arbetet med stegen underlättas om man är förberedd innan. Därför beskriver Gisela van der Ster utförligt vad som händer i kroppen när man börjar ge den vad den behöver. Och med den kunskapen är det lättare att våga påbörja resan mot ett friskt liv. Om inte nu så senare. Mattillåtet kan användas av behandlare, vänner och anhöriga

Familjebaserad behandling är den standardbehandling som används för barn och ungdomar som lider av anorexia nervosa. Det är också den behandlingsform som ger bäst evidensbaserade resultat. Men att hjälpa ett barn som insjuknat i anorexia kräver mycket av föräldrar och familj och det är svårt att förutse hur intensiv den familjebaserade behandlingen är. I den här handboken får läsaren hjälp att förstå sjukdomen. Boken är praktiskt inriktad och författaren redogör för alla aspekter av behandlingen. Här beskrivs hinder och anorektiska beteenden som motverkar tillfrisknandet men författaren ger också tydliga verktyg för att lösa olika situationer.Familjebaserad behandling är en värdefull resurs för föräldrar som ska påbörja eller redan deltar i en familjebaserad behandling. Boken är också ett ovärderligt verktyg för vårdteam som ska vägleda familjer. ”För familjer med en ungdom sjuk i en ätstörning är tillvaron ofta kaotisk. Många föräldrar känner sig ensamma och vilsna. Denna bok hjälper föräldrar att förstå sjukdomen och är ett stöd mellan behandlingstillfällena.”Yvonne von Hausswoff-JuhlinVerksamhetschef vid Stockholms centrum för ätstörningar/Docent”Jag kan i dag inte tänka mig en bättre och snabbare behandlingsmetod och hoppas att det finns resurser för andra som behöver hjälp. I dag mår min dotter utmärkt!”Pappa till dotter med tidigare anorexiadiagnos

Vid hetsätning påverkas hela tillvaron av att man återkommande äter alldeles för mycket och känner att man har tappat kontrollen. Många gånger skäms man över sin situation och håller den hemlig. Men det finns effektiv behandling.

Att övervinna hetsätning är en självhjälpsmanual baserad på KBT som ger dig en bättre relation till mat, ätande och till din kropp. Författaren hjälper dig att förstå hetsätningens onda cirklar och varför det har blivit så svårt att ta sig ur dem. Du får kunskap om ätstörningar och vägleds genom behandlingen på ett tydligt och empatiskt sätt, med många exempel som ger igenkänning.

Manualen har utvärderats i forskning och har visat sig ha mycket god effekt. Du kan följa programmet på egen hand eller med hjälp av en terapeut eller en närstående.

Denna andra utgåva av Att övervinna hetsätning är uppdaterad och utvidgad. Den är en oumbärlig källa för dig som lider av bulimi, hetsätning och liknande tillstånd, liksom för närstående och för terapeuter som möter patienter med ätstörningar.

Den svenska utgåvan är fackgranskad av Ata Ghaderi, professor i klinisk psykologi vid Karolinska institutet, och han har även skrivit ett förord.

På ett fint och ödmjukt sätt förklarar författaren många frågor som rör ätstörningar. Det är lätt att känna igen sig och att ta till sig texten. Boken är välskriven, spännande och intressant.

Annette Sjöberg, BTJ-häftet

Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder, more commonly known as ARFID, is a relatively newly introduced diagnostic category. Research in the field, although growing, remains limited, with clinical knowledge and expertise varying across clinicians. There may be uncertainty how to correctly identify and diagnose the disorder as well as how best to direct treatment.This clinical guide sets out to be a trailblazer in the field, providing up-to-date information and comprehensive clinical guidance on ARFID in childhood and adolescence. Chapters in the book are divided into five sections, the first focussing on the importance of attending to the perspectives of those directly affected by ARFID. Three subsequent sections cover diagnosis and presentation, including chapters on aetiology, epidemiology, assessment, and outcome measures; clinical assessment, including psychological, family, nutritional, medical, and sensory components; and management, discussing nutritional, medical, psychological, and wider system approaches. The final section discusses prognosis and outcomes, and considers future research directions.This clinically focussed book, with contributions from a multi-disciplinary authorship, is intended to function as an accessible, practical guide, and reference resource. It includes summaries of available evidence, with related recommendations for clinical practice. The advice and suggestions included will assist clinicians in targeting their attention appropriately, to ensure that children, adolescents, and their families receive the best possible care.

This book describes the theoretical and clinical rationale for the use of Family-Based Treatment (FBT) for Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID). Based on years of clinical care and systematic study of children and adolescents with ARFID using Family-Based Treatment for Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (FBT-ARFID), the manual provides guidance about assessment of ARFID. Topics covered include how to incorporate the medical, nutritional, and psychiatric problems that are common with this disorder and how to evaluate the principle maintaining behaviors related to lack of interest or appetite, extreme sensory sensitivities to food, and fear of physical repercussions of eating (e.g. pain, vomiting, allergic reactions). Step-by-step illustrations of the key interventions in FBT-ARFID are provided and detailed case discussions demonstrate how these are implemented in a range of cases.Ideal for clinical practitioners who treat children and adolescents with eating disorders, specifically, psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, and allied health practitioners.

Ätstörningar ödelägger liv och kan vara både långvariga och livshotande. De är komplext sammansatta fenomen som kommer i många skepnader och drabbar såväl unga som äldre oavsett kön. Personer med ätstörningar kan även brottas med stark ångest, depression, tvång och missbruk, för att inte tala om den djupa påverkan som ätstörningar har på självbild, relationer och livet i stort. Men det går att bli frisk och fri från en ätstörning.Denna bok hjälper behandlare, föräldrar och många andra att förstå och bemöta ätstörningarnas komplexitet och utmaningar. Boken integrerar aktuell forskning och personliga reflektioner från behandlare och personer med egen erfarenhet av ätstörningar för att ge en rik helhetsbild av vad det innebär att ha en ätstörning och betydelsen av medmänskliga relationer för tillfrisknande.

The Psychology of Eating is the essential multidisciplinary introduction to the psychology of eating, looking at the biological, genetic, developmental, and social determinants of how humans find and assimilate food.Thoroughly revised and updated, this new, third edition brings multifaceted expertise to the topic of normal and dysfunctional food intake, juxtaposing ‘normal’ eating, eating in environments of food scarcity, and the phenomenon of ‘abnormal’ eating prevalent in many modern-day developed societies. The book includes some discussion of eating disorders but takes a much broader approach to the psychology of eating. Key updates in this edition include:A new discussion of food allergies.A fully updated chapter on eating disorders, which includes discussion of binge-eating.Greater focus on junk food addition and updated information on epigenetics and the microbiomeFeaturing student-friendly materials such as learning objectives, talking points, glossaries, and self-assessment questions, this book is essential reading for students of psychology, eating behavior, or health sciences. It will also be useful reading for professionals in health psychology and anyone supporting those with eating disorders and obesity.

Studier visar att bland unga människor är ätstörningar de psykiatriska tillstånd som ökar mest. Förstahandsinsatsen för unga med ätstörning är familjeterapi – trots detta finns väldigt lite litteratur om metoden som vänder sig till behandlare. I boken beskrivs de olika familjeterapiskolor som metoden utvecklats ur och på vilket sätt de har bidragit till metoden. Vidare skildras olika typer av insatser, från mer traditionell familjeterapi baserad på samtal till konkret stöd och närvaro vid måltiderna. Behandlingsarbetet vid olika svårighetsgrader av tillståndet, från sjukhusbaserade insatser till arbete på en mottagning, beskrivs. Flera exempel ges på hur man kan arbeta i dessa olika situationer.För att på rätt sätt kunna bedriva familjebehandling vid ätstörningar krävs att man har god kunskap om tillstånden. I boken ges en beskrivning av de olika tillstånd där familjebehandling är en rekommenderad behandling, och vilka övriga behandlingsinsatser som kan vara aktuella.Familjebehandling vid ätstörning riktar sig i första hand till dem som i sitt arbete träffar patienter med ätstörning och deras familjer, men också till dem som vill veta mer om familjebaserad behandling. Den familjebehandling som beskrivs i boken är tillämpbar även vid andra tillstånd. Boken är ett nordiskt samarbete och vänder sig därmed även till övriga nordiska länder.

Från självsvält till ett fullvärdigt liv vänder sig främst till personer med anorexi, men även till anhöriga och vänner som vill ha kunskap baserad på forskning om mekanismerna bakom anorexi, vad som vidmakthåller den och möjligheterna till förändring. Metoden är en kombination av KBT och ACT, och den lägger stor vikt vid individens livsvärden och helhetssituation.

Boken innehåller en inledande del med all nödvändig fakta kring anorexi, och en självhjälpsdel med tydlig ”så här gör du”-pedagogik. Denna del kan användas självständigt eller tillsammans med anhörig/professionell. Med hjälp av enkla övningar ges stöd att hantera tankar och känslor, se alternativa vägar, upptäcka egna livsvärden och acceptera sig själv. Boken visar att det finns en väg som leder bort från anorexi – den är svår men fullt möjlig att välja.

ARFID Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder: A Guide for Parents and Carers is an accessible summary of a relatively recent diagnostic term. People with ARFID may show little interest in eating, eat only a very limited range of foods or may be terrified something might happen to them if they eat, such as choking or being sick. Because it has been poorly recognised and poorly understood it can be difficult to access appropriate help and difficult to know how best to manage at home.This book covers common questions encountered by parents or carers whose child has been given a diagnosis of ARFID or who have concerns about their child. Written in simple, accessible language and illustrated with examples throughout, this book answers common questions using the most up-to-date clinical knowledge and research.Primarily written for parents and carers of young people, ARFID Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder includes a wealth of practical tips and suggested strategies to equip parents and carers with the means to take positive steps towards dealing with the problems ARFID presents. It will also be relevant for family members, partners or carers of older individuals, as well as professionals seeking a useful text, which captures the full range of ARFID presentations and sets out positive management advice.

Ätstörningar är vanligt förekommande tillstånd, framför allt bland yngre vuxna. Inte sällan leder dessa tillstånd till ett stort lidande hos de drabbade och deras närstående. Ätstörningar kan också medföra allvarliga somatiska och psykiatriska komplikationer. Dessa kliniska riktlinjer för utredning och behandling av ätstörningar är en uppdatering och omarbetning av de riktlinjer som publicerades 2005. Det har tillkommit nya diagnoser sedan de förra riktlinjerna och kriterierna beskrivs utifrån DSM-5. Nytt i denna nya upplaga är en bilaga med diagnostiska kriterier enligt DSM-5.

“[Beauty Sick] will blow the top off the body image movement…provocative and necessary.” — Rebellious MagazineAn award-winning psychology professor reveals how the cultural obsession with women's appearance is an epidemic that harms women's mental health, ability to get ahead and to live happy, meaningful lives, in this powerful, eye-opening work in the vein of Peggy Orenstein and Sheryl Sandberg.Today’s young women face a bewildering set of contradictions when it comes to their body image. They don’t want to be Barbie dolls but, like generations of women before them, are told they must look like them. They’re angry about the media’s treatment of women but hungrily consume the outlets that belittle them. They mock modern culture’s absurd beauty ideal and make videos exposing Photoshopping tricks, but feel pressured to emulate the same images they criticize by posing with a "skinny arm." They understand that what they see isn’t real but still download apps to airbrush their selfies. Yet these same young women are fierce fighters for the issues they care about. They are ready to fight back against their beauty-sick culture and create a different world for themselves, but they need a way forward.In Beauty Sick, Dr. Renee Engeln, whose TEDx talk on beauty sickness has received more than 250,000 views, reveals the shocking consequences of our obsession with girls’ appearance on their emotional and physical health, self-esteem, and their wallets and ambitions, including depression, eating disorders, disruptions in cognitive processing, and lost money and time. Combining scientific studies with the voices of real women of all ages, she makes clear that to truly fulfill their potential, we must break free from cultural forces that feed body shame, destructive desires, attitudes, and words—from fat-shaming to denigrating commentary about other women. She provides inspiration and workable solutions to help girls and women overcome negative attitudes and embrace their whole selves, to transform their lives, claim the futures they deserve, and, ultimately, change their world.How can women and girls break free from these cultural forces and reclaim the futures they deserve? Based on two decades of research, Beauty Sick provides an urgently needed path forward.Cultural Criticism: An unflinching look at how our society created an epidemic of beauty sickness by teaching girls their primary value is their appearance.The Science of Self-Objectification: Discover the shocking data on how seeing yourself as an object to be looked at steals your time, money, cognitive resources, and happiness.Beyond Media Literacy: Learn why just “knowing” the images aren’t real isn’t enough to protect you and what practical steps actually build resilience against our beauty-sick culture.A Path to Body Positivity: Find actionable, evidence-based solutions for you and the girls in your life to overcome negative attitudes, embrace your whole selves, and start changing the world.

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER FROM THE CULT-HIT TRUE CRIME PODCAST, MY FAVORITE MURDERIn STAY SEXY & DON'T GET MURDERED, Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark, hosts of true crime comedy podcast 'My Favorite Murder,' open up about their lives more intimately than ever in their confessionally honest and hilarious debut book, titled after their podcast sign-off.Sharing never-before-heard stories ranging from their struggles with depression, eating disorders, and addiction, Karen and Georgia irreverently recount their biggest mistakes and deepest fears, reflecting on the formative life events that shaped them into two of the most followed voices in the podcasting world.

Lydia was 19 years old and enjoying university with a loving family and great friends when she became anorexic. The doctors told her that she would die.This is Lydia’s account of what anorexia did to her, how it changed her and how it impacted on her family, friends and all her choices in life. Her story is told through letters and blogs that Lydia wrote at the best and worst of times, notes from her parent s and friends desperately trying to find a way through to her and doctors notes with the horrific exacting details.Lydia is now 23 and ‘recovering’. She strongly believes that recovery is possible, and feels she is almost there. She wrote her book to explain her deepest thoughts and to explain the painful mental torture that she endured and overcame. And she wrote it in the hope that others suffering would relate to it, and that other families watching their loved ones will be touched and understand more deeply how an eating disorder really feels.

Thoroughly revised and updated with the latest research and methodologies, the fourth edition of the classic guide written specifically for parents, friends, and caregivers of individuals with eating disorders.For more than thirty years,this classic guide has been an essential resource for the “silentsufferers”—those affected by a loved one’s eating disorder. This revisededition put family and friends at the center of the treatment process,providing the latest information on the methods and practices available tofacilitate the recovery process.Survivingan Eating Disorder is the first book for family and friends to usea psychological perspective to understand eating disorders. Other treatmentmanuals or self-help books propose change but Surviving is the first toconsider why change can be so hard for everyone involved. The factors that canhinder progress are discussed and the methods that can work are emphasized.Illustrated with case examples, this fourth edition explains the latesttreatments and provides the necessary tools to carefully evaluate what can bemost effective for each reader’s individual care. The authors offer concreteadvice and support, urging readers to care for both themselves and theirrelationships as they support their loved ones struggling with food and eatingissues.With its combination ofinformation, insight, and practical strategies, Surviving an Eating Disorderconsiders crisis as opportunity—a time for the possibility of hope and changefor everyone involved.

The answers you need to help your child survive an eating disorder

You've noticed a change in your child's eating habits and want to help, but you don't know what to say. Perhaps you're not sure if your child has an eating disorder or is at risk of developing one, and you don't know what to do.

Written by experts in the field, Unlocking the Mysteries of Eating Disorders will guide you through this difficult situation and empower you and your family to make the right decisions. Throughout the book, stories of parents and children will help you understand the process and give you hope as you travel the road to health with your son or daughter.

Learn how to:

Spot the warning signs of an eating disorderFind the treatment options that are right for your childSupport your son or daughter through recovery and prevent relapses

First published in 1943, Vitamins and Hormones is the longest-running serial published by Academic Press. The Editorial Board now reflects expertise in the field of hormone action, vitamin action, X-ray crystal structure, physiology and enzyme mechanisms.

Under the capable and qualified editorial leadership of Dr. Gerald Litwack, Vitamins and Hormones continues to publish cutting-edge reviews of interest to endocrinologists, biochemists, nutritionists, pharmacologists, cell biologists and molecular biologists. Others interested in the structure and function of biologically active molecules like hormones and vitamins will, as always, turn to this series for comprehensive reviews by leading contributors to this and related disciplines.

This volume focuses on anorexia.

Contributions from leading authorities Informs and updates on all the latest developments in the field

Eating disorders (EDs) affect at least 11 million people in the United States each year and�spread across age, race, ethnicity and socio-economic class. While professional literature on the subject has grown a great deal in the past 30 years, it tends to be exclusively research-based and lacking expert clinical commentary on treatment. This volume focuses on just such commentary, with chapters�authored by both expert clinicians and researchers. Core issues such as assessment and diagnosis, the correlation between EDs and weight and nutrition, and medical/psychiatric management are discussed, as are the underrepresented issues of treatment differences based on gender and culture, the applications of neuroscience, EDNOS, comorbid psychiatric disorders and the impact of psychiatric medications. This volume uniquely bridges the gap between theoretical findings and actual practice, borrowing a bench-to-bedside approach from medical research.

Includes real-world clinical findings that will improve the level of care readers can provide, consolidated in one place Underrepresented issues such as gender, culture, EDNOS and comorbidity are covered in full Represents outstanding scholarship, with each chapter written by an expert in the topic area

Compulsive Eating Behavior and Food Addiction: Emerging Pathological Constructs is the first book of its kind to emphasize food addiction as an addictive disorder. This book focuses on the preclinical aspects of food addiction research, shifting the focus towards a more complex behavioral expression of pathological feeding and combining it with current research on neurobiological substrates. This book will become an invaluable reference for researchers in food addiction and compulsive eating constructs.

Compulsive eating behavior is a pathological form of feeding that phenotypically and neurobiologically resembles the compulsive-like behaviors associated with both drug abuse and behavioral addictions. Compulsive eating behavior, including Binge Eating Disorder (BED), certain forms of obesity, and 'food addiction' affect an estimated 70 million individuals worldwide.

Synthesizes clinical and preclinical perspectives on addictive eating behavior Identifies how food addiction is similar and/or different from other addictions Focuses on the underlying neurobiological mechanisms Provides information on therapeutic interventions for patients with food addiction

Purging disorder is characterized by vomiting or misuse of laxatives or other medications, after normal food intake, to control weight or shape. More than two million girls and women in the US suffer from purging disorder, and nearly a half million boys and men join them. But purging disorder's status as an "other" eating disorder has left it invisible to all but those who experience it firsthand.The Void Inside: Bringing Purging Disorder to Light chronicles the growing recognition of purging disorder at the turn of the millennium, reviews what science has taught us about the illness, and explains the medical complications that purging may bring. Pamela K. Keel, known for her work identifying and naming purging disorder, presents irrefutable evidence that it can no longer be considered a subset of better-known eating disorders. She also provides helpful and accessible information on assessment and treatment, and on what recovery looks like after a diagnosis of purging disorder. Drawing on the stories and words of those directly impacted by purging disorder, Keel illuminates how the illness impacts the lives of real people to underscore the severity of this hidden eating disorder, its chronicity, and the need for greater awareness. The Void Inside is an essential resource for accurate, scientifically-based information for those with purging disorder, their friends and loved ones, health professionals, educators, and anyone interested in knowing more about this severe psychiatric illness.

Exposure Therapy for Eating Disorders is designed to augment existing eating disorder treatment manuals by providing clinicians with practical advice for maximizing the effectiveness of exposure, regardless of clinical background or evidence-based treatment used. Suitable for use with a range of diagnoses, this easy-to-use guide describes the most up to date empirical research on exposure for eating disorders, extrapolating clinical advice from the anxiety disorders literature in order to help busy clinicians become more effective in treating these challenging illnesses. Readers will gain solid understanding of the theoretical underpinnings of exposure therapy, as well as how to utilize this information to explain the rationale for exposure to patients. Specific types of eating disorder exposure are covered in detail, including exposure to food and eating, cue exposure for binge eating, weighing and weight exposure, novel forms of exposure for eating disorders, and more. The book also provides strategies for overcoming obstacles, including institutional resistance to implementation of exposure therapy.

If Your Adolescent Has an Eating Disorder is an authoritative guide to understanding and helping a teenager with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder, or other eating disorders. It is designed for parents of teens who have recently been diagnosed with an eating disorder, or who are at risk of developing one, and for other adults, such as teachers and guidance counselors, who are regularly in contact with at-risk adolescents. The book combines the latest science--including the newest treatments and most up-to-date research findings on eating disorders--with the practical wisdom of parents who have been in the trenches raising teens with eating disorders.Written in a clear and approachable style, Drs. B. Timothy Walsh and Deborah R. Glasofer explain exactly what eating disorders are and describe their characteristics, as well as signs and symptoms. They outline the right way to go about getting help if you suspect your child may have a problem, about when and where to get treatment, and about how to navigate the healthcare system. There is also advice on how to handle everyday life--both at home and at school--once your child is diagnosed, and on how to communicate with your teen and her or his siblings about issues related to the eating disorder. Complete with red flags to look out for, warnings on the dangers of doing nothing, and a comprehensive list of additional resources, this book will help parents and other adults face and deal effectively with adolescent eating disorders before they become life-threatening.

This landmark book is the first comprehensive edited volume on body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), a common and severe disorder. People with BDD are preoccupied with distressing or impairing preoccupations with non-existent or slight defects in their physical appearance. People with BDD think that they look ugly -- even monstrous -- although they look normal to others. BDD often derails sufferers' lives and can lead to suicide. BDD has been described around the world since the 1800s but was virtually unknown and unstudied until only several decades ago. Since then, research on BDD has dramatically increased understanding of this often-debilitating condition. Only recently, BDD was considered untreatable, but today, most sufferers can be successfully treated. This is the only book that provides comprehensive, in-depth, up-to-date information on BDD's clinical features, history, classification, epidemiology, morbidity, features in special populations, diagnosis and assessment, etiology and pathophysiology, treatment, and relationship to other disorders. Numerous chapters focus on cosmetic treatment, because it is frequently received but usually ineffective for BDD, which can lead to legal action and even violence toward treating clinicians. The book includes numerous clinical cases, which illustrate BDD's clinical features, its often-profound consequences, and recommended treatment approaches.This volume's contributors are the leading researchers and clinicians in this rapidly expanding field. Editor Katharine A. Phillips, head of the DSM-V committee on BDD, has done pioneering research on many aspects of this disorder, including its treatment. This book will be of interest to all clinicians who provide mental health treatment and to researchers in BDD, anxiety disorders, eating disorders, and other obsessive-compulsive and related disorders. It will be indispensable to surgeons, dermatologists, and other clinicians who provide cosmetic treatment. Students and trainees with an interest in psychology and mental health will also be interested in this book. This book fills a major gap in the literature by providing clinicians and researchers with cutting-edge, indispensable information on all aspects of BDD and its treatment.

Recent conceptualization of anxiety, depressive, and related "emotional" disorders emphasize their similarities rather than their differences. In response, there has been a movement in recent years away from traditional disorder-specific manuals for the treatment of these disorders and toward treatment approaches that focus on addressing psychological processes that appear to cut across disorders. These "transdiagnostic" evidence-based treatments may prove to be more cost efficient and have the potential to increase availability of evidence-based treatments to meet a significant public health need. Among clinicians, the Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders (UP), developed by Dr. David Barlow and colleagues, is the most recognizable and widely used transdiagnostic treatment protocol with empirical support for its use. Applications of the Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders provides clinicians with a "how to" guide for using the UP to treat a broad range of commonly encountered psychological disorders in adults. Each chapter covers a specific anxiety, depressive, or related "emotional" disorder, and important transdiagnostic processes are highlighted and discussed in relation to treatment. Case studies are employed throughout to illustrate the real-world application of this unique cognitive behavioral protocol and to instruct clinicians in the nuts and bolts of assessment, case formulation, and treatment in accordance with a transdiagnostic perspective.

The first edition of A Guide To Assessments That Work provided a much needed resource on evidence-based psychological assessment. Since the publication of the first edition, a number of advances have been made in the assessment field and a revised diagnostic system for mental disorders has been introduced. These changes are reflected in the second edition and new chapters have been included to cover the use of evidence-based assessment instruments and procedures in clinical practice and the use of evidence-based principles to integrate and interpret assessment data.This volume addresses the assessment of the most commonly encountered disorders or conditions among children, adolescents, adults, older adults, and couples. Strategies and instruments for assessing mood disorders, anxiety and related disorders, couple distress and sexual problems, health-related problems, and many other conditions are reviewed by leading experts. With a focus throughout on assessment instruments that are feasible, psychometrically sound, and useful for typical clinical requirements, this edition features the use of a rating system designed to provide evaluations of a measure's norms, reliability, validity, and clinical utility. Standardized tables summarize this information in each chapter, providing essential information on the most scientifically sound tools available for a range of assessment needs. With its focus on clinically relevant instruments and assessment tasks, this volume provides readers with the essential information for conducting the best evidence-based mental health assessments currently possible.

Psychotherapy In an Age of Neuroscience is a critique of the neuroscience model that dominates contemporary psychiatric practice. It shows that while the neurosciences have made great advances, this line of research has thus far had little application to the care of patients. It criticizes the over-use of psychopharmacological interventions for common mental disorders such as depression, anxiety, and substance use. It examines why many, if not most, psychiatrists are seeing patients for 15-minute "med checks" oriented to current symptoms and DSM criteria, and are not taking the time to become familiar with the lives of their patients.The book shows that effective psychotherapeutic interventions are being under-utilized. It proposes that psychiatric practice include the use of psychotherapies that are brief and evidence-based. While most therapy will need to be carried out by psychologists and other mental health professionals, psychiatrists should take on the most complex and difficult cases that require both medication and therapy. By integrating biological and psychosocial interventions, psychiatrists can regain their reputation for breadth of vision and humanism.