Science-Based Therapy. Raising the Bar for Empirically Supported Treatments

This is the first book to analyze empirically supported treatments by using the newest criteria from the American Psychological Association’s Society of Clinical Psychology, Division 12. Clinicians, scholars, and students all need to stay updated on the treatment research, and this book goes beyond providing updated treatment information by pointing readers to other useful treatment manuals and websites for continuing to stay up-to-date. The chapters, all written by prominent experts, highlight the best available evidence for specific disorders by breaking treatments down into credible components. With an emphasis on treatments for adults, chapters also share information about treatments for youth. Other variables that influence treatment are discussed, including assessment, comorbidity, demographics, and medication. Each chapter also corresponds with a chapter in the companion book, Pseudoscience in Therapy, presenting a full picture of the evidence base for common treatments.

• Provides the best available evidence for which treatments are effective
• Considers evidence through the new ‘Tolin criteria’ of empirically supported treatments
• Breaks treatments down into credible components

CONTENTS

1. What is science-based therapy? David F. Tolin and Stephen Hupp
2. Depressive disorders John R. McQuaid and Alfiee Breland-Noble
3. Bipolar spectrum disorders Monica Ramirez Basco
4. Anxiety disorders Dean McKay
5. Obsessive-compulsive disorder Dean McKay
6. Posttraumatic stress disorder Carmen P. McLean and Eve A. Rosenfeld
7. Dissociative disorders Steven Jay Lynn, Fiona Sleight, Craig P. Polizzi, Damla Aksen, Lawrence Patihis, Henry Otgaar and Olivier Dodier
8. Pain Laura Nelson Darling, Kristine Lee and John Otis
9. Eating disorders Jamie M. Loor, Jennifer A. Battles, Brooke L. Bennett, Danae L. Hudson and Brooke L. Whisenhunt
10. Insomnia disorder Parky Lau, Onkar Marway and Colleen Carney
11. Sexual dysfunctions Amy D. Lykins and Marta Meana
12. Substance use disorders Victoria E. Stead, Andrew Lumb, Jennifer Brasch and James MacKillop
13. Cognitive loss Claudia Drossel
14. Antisocial behavior Devon L. L. Polaschek
15. Borderline personality and other personality disorders Joel Paris
16. Psychosis and schizophrenia Elizabeth Thompson, Katherine Visser, Madeline Ward and Brandon A. Gaudiano
17. Autism spectrum and intellectual disability Frank R. Cicero
18. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder Mary V. Solanto
19. Tic disorders Kirsten Bootes, Emily Braley and Michael B. Himle
20. Couples discord Matthew D. Johnson and Erin F. Alexander
21. Psychotherapy relationships John C. Norcross and Christie P. Karpiak
Postscript. Evaluating treatments with the science-based Tolin criteria: a call-to-action Cassandra L. Boness, Stephen Hupp and David F. Tolin
Index.