Case Studies in Mental Health Treatment

The key aims of this text are to illustrate the use of various types of mental health treatments and to provide in-depth examples of common psychological disorders supported by case studies. The 34 journal articles in this book- authored by practicing psychotherapists, psychiatrists, psychoanalysts, and counselors- describe the treatment of individual clients. In most cases, the authors discuss a client's psychological problem , the treatment used w ith the client, and the outcome. This book is designed for use in courses in clinical, counseling, and abnormal psychology, each article is followed by (1) a list of psychological term s for classroom discussion and (2) questions that call for students' opinions on various aspects of die case.

Robert Kalina

COGNTIVE THERAPY 1. Changing Mistaken Beliefs through Visualization o f Early Recollections 2. Sexual Counseling with a Developmentally Disabled Couple: A Case Study 3. Reducing a Child's Nighttime Fears 4. Treatment of an Adolescent with Bowel Movement Phobia Using Self-Control Therapy 5. "Forbidden Fruit Tastes Especially Sweet." Cognitive-Behavior Therapy with a Kleptomaniac Woman: A Case Report BEHAVIOR THERAPY AND BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION 6. Behavioral Treatment o f Night Bingeing and Rumination in an Adult Case of Bulimia Nervosa 7. Decreasing Junk-Food Consumption Through the Use o f Self-Management Procedures: A Case Study 8. Case Report o f a Needle Phobia 9. Controlling Extremely Dangerous Aggressive Outbursts when Functional Analysis Fails 10. Linking Descriptive and Experimental Analyses in the Treatment of Bizarre Speech HUMANISTIC, C LIENT CENTERED, AND GESTALT THERAPY 11. Body Image Changes During Guided Affective Imagery 12. Self and Space 13. The Intruder: A Dream-Work Session with Commentary 14. A Look at the Self-Righteous Defense 15. Grieving the Loss of Narcissistic Entitlement: A Case Study GROUP AND FAMILY THERAPY 16. A Group Counseling Experience with the Very Old 17. Group and Individual Reactions to the Death o f a Member o f a University-Affiliated Women's Support Group 18. Multiple Severe Sexual Dysfunctions Resolved in Brief Sex Therapy 19. Childhood Neurotic Disorders with a Sexual Content Need Not Imply Child Sexual Abuse PSYCHOANALYSIS 20. Pubescence: A Psychoanalytic Study of One Girl's Experience of Puberty 21. The Psychoanalytic Treatment o f a Preschool Boy with a Gender Identity Disorder 22. Identity Formation in an Adolescent Girl: Boundaries Between Psychotherapy and Counselling REHABILITATION 23. Occupational Therapy Intervention for an Adult with Depression and Suicidal Tendencies 24. Extended Inpatient Treatment of a Refractory Heroin Addict: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Patients with a Dual Diagnosis 25. Alcoholic Women's Feminine Self-Concept and Mothering: The Importance of Reinforcing Self-Esteem in Treatment SPECIALIZED INTERVENTIONS 26. Hypnotherapy for Agoraphobia: A Case Study 27. A Case Analysis in Human Sexuality: Counseling to a Man with Severe Cerebral Palsy 28. Treating Adolescent Satanism in Art Therapy 29. Summoning a Punishing Angel: Treatment o f a Depressed Patient with Dissociative Features. HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY AND MEDICINE 30. Therapy for an Anxious Patient Who Believes His Symptoms Are Caused by a Medical Problem 31. Psychotherapy by Telephone: A Therapeutic Tool for Cancer Patients 32. The Longing for Nurturance: A Case of Factitious Cancer 33. Eight Cases of Patients with Unfounded Fear of AIDS 34. Bulimia Nervosa and Acne May Be Related: A Case Report

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