Outlines a comprehensive, evidence-based approach to coordinating psychopharmacological and psychotherapeutic treatments Cognitive Behavioral Psychopharmacology takes an evidence-based approach to demonstrating the advantages of biopsychosocial integration in interventions for the major psychiatric diagnoses. It is the first and only book to translate the current evidence for cognitive behavioral, psychosocial, and pharmacologic approaches to mental health disorders into clear guidance for clinical practice. There is a burgeoning movement in mental health to acknowledge the entire person’s functioning across physical, psychological and social spheres, and to integrate medical as well as psychological and social interventions to address the entire spectrum of presenting problems. This book bridges a gap in the professional mental health literature on the subject of standalone versus combined treatment approaches. It reviews the current state of integrative care, and makes a strong case that optimal outcomes are best achieved by an awareness of how and why the cognitive-behavioral aspects of prescribed medical and psychological interventions influence treatment. Each disorder-specific chapter is authored by a prescriber and psychotherapist team who consider all the evidence around treatments and combinations, providing outcome conclusions and concise tables of recommended front-line interventions. Provides a biopsychsocial perspective that integrates the medical, psychotherapeutic, family, and community aspects of the therapeutic process Brings together and compares the current evidence for and against treatments that combine psychopharmacology and cognitive behavioral psychotherapy for major psychiatric diagnoses Outlines an evidence-based approach to determining which combination of treatments is most appropriate for each of the major psychiatric diagnoses Describes, in a way that is accessible to both prescribers and therapists, when and how cognitive behavioral therapy can be integrated into pharmacotherapy The book will appeal to a wide range of mental health professionals, including psychologists, psychiatrists, clinical social workers, licensed professional counselors, marriage and family therapists, and addictions counselors. It also will be of interest to primary care physicians and nurse practitioners who work side by side with mental health professionals.

Combining medication and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) can be challenging but can also enhance patient care. This book reviews the existing literature about the neurobiological and clinical basis in combining CBT and medication for non-psychiatrist mental health clinicians. Filled with case studies drawn from the author's extensive clinical and teaching experience, this book breaks new ground in bringing together the most current, proven protocols for using drugs and CBT to improve client care. Practitioners will find in this volume the tools to make informed recommendations to patients.

Integrating Psychotherapy and Psychopharmacology: A Handbook for Clinicians is a practical guide for the growing number of mental-health practitioners searching for information on treatments that combine psychopharmacology, psychotherapy, and psychosocial rehabilitation. Research shows that combined approaches are among the most effective ways to treat an increasing number of psychiatric disorders. However, though these combined treatments are becoming the everyday practice of psychiatrists, psychologists, and other mental-health professionals, identifying the right treatment plan can be notoriously difficult, and clinicians are often left scrambling to answer questions about how to design and customize their treatment strategies. In Integrating Psychotherapy and Psychopharmacology, readers will find these questions fully addressed and the answers explained, and they’ll come away from the book with a toolbox full of strategies for helping their patients improve symptoms, achieve remission, and stay well using a combination of drug and psychological treatments.

Accompanied by checklist, question form, and 2 strategy cards in pocket, p. [3] of cover.

Begins a series for mental health professionals describing the major developments and changes in the profession resulting from the introduction of managed care. Presents both general and specific strategies for combining medication with other treatment modalities, whether the therapist or another clinician has prescribed the medicine. The four specific strategies are combining treatment modalities, enhancing compliance, incorporating psychoeducational interventions, and preventing relapse and recurrence. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

This book explains how to weave together the powerful tools of CBT with pharmacotherapy in sessions shorter than the traditional "50-minute hour." Written for psychiatrists, therapists, and other clinicians, the book details ways to enrich brief sessions with practical CBT interventions that work to relieve symptoms and promote wellness.

PART 1: THE NATURE OF ANXIETY. 1. Benefits and Challenges of Integrated Treatment / Mark D. Muse, Bret A. Moore, Stephen M. Stahl. 2. A Biopsychosocial Approach to Anxiety / Allison M. Greene, Christopher R Bailey & Alexander Neumeister. 3. The Pharmacological Treatment of Anxiety Disorders Across the Lifespan / Robert M. Julien. 4. The Psychosocial Treatment of Anxiety Disorders Across the Lifespan / Michael Sweeney, Jessica Levitt, Robert Westerholm, Clare Gaskins & Christina Lipinski. PART 2: TREATMENT. 5. Generalized Anxiety Disorders / Joseph Comaty and Claire Advokat. 6. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Jonathan S. Abramowitz & Ryan J. Jacoby. 7. Acute Stress Disorder / Angela Nickerson & Richard A. Bryant. 8. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder / Amy M. Williams, Greer Richardson & Tara E. Galovski. 9. Panic Disorder / Meredith E. Charney, M. Alexandra Kredlow, Eric Bui & Naomi M. Simon. 10. Social Anxiety Disorder / Catherine Kariuki and Dan J. Stein. 11. Specific Phobia / David S. Shearer, S. Cory Harmon, Robert D. Younger & Christopher S. Brown. 12. Separation Anxiety Disorder / George M. Kapalka & Callandra Peters.

Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Pharmacology explores the neuropsychiatric consequences of congenital and acquired brain lesions and their appropriate pharmacologic treatment. The clinical problems addressed - practically, though always in a theoretical framework - are the severe behavioral disorders of children, of retarded people, of people with epilepsy, and of victims of traumatic brain injury. Topics examined include the neuropsychiatric and delayed neurobehavioral sequelae of traumatic brain injury, inadvertent drug effects, self-injurious behavior, Cornelia De Lange syndrome, autism, tardive dyskinesia, and childhood hyperactivity.