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Product DescriptionUnrealistic public policies have increasingly concerned clinicians who fear being held responsible for their decisions in a legal climate that expects them to accurately predict the future. Clinical Assessment of Dangerousness provides a forum in which a group of internationally recognized scholars present the major conceptual issues and themes in their areas of violence research. Each chapter includes an issue-based essay that makes the research findings clinically relevant for assessment and prediction of violence. This book provides a reference that outlines key information for conducting more effective risk assessments with different populations. Clinical…. Click Here to Read More

I am in the field of social work/psychology in college and want to learn more about it. It would be nice to pop in a tape, cd, or track on my ipod and learn something. (either by listening to someone’s views or listening to a book) I am going to eventually have my own practice and be a clinical therapist. It would be nice to see something along the lines of that topic. Any info is appreciated!…. Click Here to Read More

Product DescriptionWIth the ongoing pressures for psychologists to practice evidence-based care, and the requirement insurance carriers have both for treatment goals, measurement of outcomes, and a focus on brief therapy, functional analysis provides a framework for achieving all of the above. Having proven itself in treating behavioral problems in education, functional analysis is now being applied more broadly to behavioral and psychologial disorders. In his 1996 book (Functional Analysis in Clinical Psychology, Wiley UK), Sturmey applied the functional behavioral approach to case formulation across a wide range of psychological disorders and behaviors. Since the publication of his…. Click Here to Read More

Product Description”Art Therapy and Clinical Neuroscience” offers an authoritative introductory account of the latest developments in neuroscience and its impact on art therapy theory and practice. Contributors explore the complex relationship between art and creativity and neurological functions such as stress response, immune functioning, child developmental phases, gender difference, the processing of imagery, attachment, and trauma. It deciphers neuroscientific language and theory and provides concrete applications for art therapy practice and interventions. This book is essential reading for art therapists, expressive arts therapists, counsellors, mental health practitioners and…. Click Here to Read More

Product DescriptionThis handbook was developed to answer two basic questions: What does one need to know about beginning a career as a researcher? What skills are especially critical for researchers to develop the knowledge base in the field? This volume was originally organized around the following topic areas, each of which reflect critical areas of knowledge base and skills: (1) using theoretical models and frameworks in data and analysis, (2) designing research, (3) securing resources for research, (4) managing and implementing research in clinical settings, (5) disseminating research findings, (6) developing strategies to integrate research and practice, (7) integrating…. Click Here to Read More

Product DescriptionIn this definitive text, senior trainers and clinicians draw on relevant research and their own experiences to address the issues of central concern to supervisors in clinical psychology, including: the historical development of supervision and a review the worldwide literature on the topic; supervisory and therapy models; maximizing supervisory resources; supervisory training and effectiveness; cultural and gender issues in supervision; measuring the effectiveness of supervision; and future perspectives for supervision in clinical psychology. Supervision and Clinical Psychology: Theory, Practice and…. Click Here to Read More

Product DescriptionThis lauded bestseller, now available in paperback, takes an uncompromising look at how we define psychopathology and makes the argument that criminal behavior can and perhaps should be considered a disorder. Presenting sociological, genetic, neurochemical, brain-imaging, and psychophysiological evidence, it discusses the basis for criminal behavior and suggests, contrary to popular belief, that such behavior may be more biologically determined than previously thought. Key Features* Presents a new conceptual approach to understanding crime as a disorder* Provides the most extensive review of biological predispositions to criminal…. Click Here to Read More

Product DescriptionTrainees and practitioners in clinical psychology, psychiatry, nursing, dietetics, and counselling will welcome this concise, comprehensive and practical guide to understanding eating disorders and to helping patients with these difficult disorders. The author is a renowned clinician and trainer in the field, with wide experience of research and treatment in anorexia, bulimia and related disorders. The chapters deal with the nature and incidence of eating disorders, and how current conceptual models can help to understand them; assessment and treatment, including unusual and complex cases, and also the organisation of services. Key features of the book include: A…. Click Here to Read More

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Product DescriptionClinical research is often thought of as a dry and somewhat arcane pursuit. Not so, assert the editors of Elements of Clinical Research in Psychiatry. The editors, all actively engaged in clinical research, bring this topic to life by combining a boundless enthusiasm for their chosen field with a depth of knowledge rarely seen in the literature. They show that clinical research can be rewarding not only because the research results contribute to improving the welfare of psychiatric patients, but also because the research process itself is exciting. Arguably the definitive guidebook on clinical psychiatric research, this volume discusses Careers in clinical…. Click Here to Read More

Introduction Policy and procedural recommendations shall be given on any failure to meet the intended outcomes. (Grimshaw et al, 2001) Definition of clinical guidelines and a brief description of the sources Clinical guidelines may be defined as systematically developed statements that enable patients and practitioners to make decisions about their clinical circumstances and health care circumstances. Clinical guidelines are important in setting out the specific treatment and diagnostic modalities when dealing with patients. Additionally, these guidelines are important in setting out recommendations that have been drawn from published literature and systematic review. (Kanfer, F. & Saslow,…. Click Here to Read More

Product DescriptionThis is the first comprehensive volume of the clinical management of sex addiction. Collecting the work of 28 leaders in this emerging field, the editors provide a long-needed primary text about how to approach treatment with these challenging patients. The book serves as an excellent introduction for professional new to the field as well as serving as a useful reference tool. The contributors are literally the pioneers of one of the last frontiers of addiction medicine and sex therapy. With a growing awareness of sex addiction as a problem, plus the advent of cybersex compulsion, professional clinicians are being confronted with sexual compulsion with little…. Click Here to Read More