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Clinical Handbook of Psychological Disorders

Sixth Edition
A Step-by-Step Treatment Manual

Edited by David H. Barlow

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Now in a revised and expanded sixth edition, this is the leading text on evidence-based treatments for frequently encountered mental health problems. David H. Barlow has assembled preeminent experts to present their respective approaches in step-by-step detail, including extended case examples. Each chapter provides state-of-the-art information on the disorder at hand, explains the conceptual and empirical bases of intervention, and addresses the most pressing question asked by students and practitioners—“How do I do it?” Concise chapter introductions from Barlow highlight the unique features of each treatment and enhance the book's utility for teaching and training.

New to This Edition

“This book is excellent. Written by well-known experts, it covers many different DSM-5 disorders and problems, providing a step-by-step approach to treatment. The sixth edition justifies replacing the fifth because new research is released daily revealing new evidence-based treatments, as reflected by the updated content in this edition. Clinicians and researchers will not be disappointed by this volume….*****!”

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“The Clinical Handbook succeeds in offering its readers procedures for assessment, case formulation, treatment planning, and intervention strategies and techniques. Clinical vignettes and transcripts populate the pages, which serve to exhibit the integration of theory, empiricism, and real-world practice. These clinical illustrations further demonstrate how proficient use of evidence-based practices involves the principled application of techniques individualized to meet patients’ needs instead of rigid adherence to manualized treatments. This realistic portrayal of the skill required to render treatments effectively is refreshing….A very well-written and easy to use textbook. As a reference resource, it will serve students and therapists like a favorite cookbook…as they return to seek clinical recipes that will help them better serve their patients.”

Journal of Clinical Psychiatry (on the fifth edition)


“An outstanding revision. Each chapter is well organized, and includes a comprehensive range of information. This handbook is a helpful resource for keeping mental health professionals and students up to date on the latest research and advances in evidence-based treatments for commonly encountered psychological disorders.”

Journal of Psychiatric Practice (on the fifth edition)


“An indispensable guide replete with clinical tools for new and seasoned clinicians, as well as an excellent teaching resource….The authors, all distinguished scholars and clinical investigators, have addressed a wide range of psychological disorders in a rigorous and empirical manner, skillfully translating what is known about them, from theory and precisely executed research to clinical application.…An exceptional resource for clinicians and should be required reading for all in mental health training programs. It has surpassed its stated objectives to provide state-of-the-art scientific knowledge, present empirically tested effective therapies, and teach clinicians how to implement these treatments in a step-by-step manner, helping them achieve the goal that every mental health professional seeks to achieve, that is, to alleviate psychological pain and enable every client to live a more gratifying and fulfilling life.”

Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease (on the fifth edition)


“The sixth edition of Barlow's handbook is an essential resource for anyone wanting a deep dive into the latest developments in evidence-based practice for a wide variety of clinical concerns. Twenty-five years after formalizing the evidence-based practice movement within clinical psychology, Barlow has once again masterfully curated an up-to-date reference written by the field's leading clinical scientists. The sixth edition offers fresh insights, critical advances, and rich examples. Whether you are a graduate student, a clinical researcher, or a seasoned practitioner, this book should always be within arm's reach.”

—Bruce F. Chorpita, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles; President, PracticeWise


“I have used this valuable text in my graduate classes since the first edition was published in 1985. Chapters present concise summaries of the theory and empirical evidence for the respective interventions, along with insightful explanations of how they are conducted. With the sixth edition, Barlow has again provided a rare gem that helps students and practicing clinicians understand how evidence-based treatments are actually implemented with clients. The book includes updated chapters on well-established approaches presented in previous editions, as well as more recent developments, such as process-based therapy and the transdiagnostic treatment of self-injurious thoughts and behaviors.”

—Leonard A. Doerfler, PhD, Professor and Director, Clinical Counseling Psychology Program, Assumption University


“A marvelous presentation of the latest and most clinically applicable evidence-based practices, including cognitive, behavioral, and interpersonal approaches. Revised and new chapters are written by the best and brightest in the field, including many of those who developed the respective interventions. The sixth edition of the Handbook is suitable for both students in training and experienced practitioners who want to burnish their clinical skills. There is no better collection that highlights how the field developed, where it currently is, and where it is going to be in the future. I could not recommend it more strongly.”

—Steven D. Hollon, PhD, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of Psychology, Vanderbilt University


“In its sixth edition, this handbook continues to be the single best teaching text on evidence-based practices in mental health. I use this book as a primary text and resource in my Advanced Clinical Practice class and my students rarely resell it—they take it with them when they graduate to save as a clinical reference. The chapter organization makes the book ideal for teaching beginning clinicians. Having a regularly revised text that navigates this increasingly sophisticated and complex terrain makes both the students and me feel like we have a partner in their learning.”

—André Ivanoff, PhD, Columbia University School of Social Work


“Since its initial publication, this handbook has been the single most important volume on evidence-based psychotherapy. For the sixth edition, as in prior editions, Barlow has assembled eminent contributors who are expert practitioners of the therapies they discuss. Each chapter features a review of the evidential basis for the therapy, a description of its implementation, and a detailed clinical illustration. The authors skillfully demonstrate the flexible application of our most efficacious protocols as they merge clinical wisdom and the best psychological science. Essential reading for all mental health professionals, this is the ideal text for graduate psychotherapy courses, and the one we have always used in Harvard's clinical psychology program.”

—Richard J. McNally, PhD, Professor and Director of Clinical Training, Department of Psychology, Harvard University

Table of Contents

1. Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia, Michelle G. Craske, Kate Wolitzky-Taylor, & David H. Barlow

2. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Candice M. Monson, Philippe Shnaider, & Kathleen M. Chard

3. Social Anxiety: A Process-Based Treatment Approach, Idan M. Aderka & Stefan G. Hofmann

4. Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder, Martin E. Franklin & Edna B. Foa sample

5. Generalized Anxiety Disorder: An Acceptance-Based Behavioral Therapy, Lizabeth Roemer, Elizabeth H. Eustis, & Susan M. Orsillo

6. Emotional Disorders: A Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment, Laura A. Payne, Kristen K. Ellard, Todd J. Farchione, & David H. Barlow

7. Cognitive Therapy for Depression, Jeffrey E. Young, Erin F. Ward-Ciesielski, Jayne L. Rygh, Arthur D. Weinberger, & Aaron T. Beck

8. Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depression, Kathryn L. Bleiberg & John C. Markowitz

9. Behavioral Activation for Depression, Sona Dimidjian, Christopher R. Martell, Ruth Herman-Dunn, & Samuel Hubley

10. Borderline Personality Disorder, Andrada D. Neacsiu, Noga Zerubavel, K. Maria Nylocks, & Marsha M. Linehan

11. Addressing Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors within the Context of Transdiagnostic Treatment for Emotional Disorders, Kate H. Bentley, Joseph S. Maimone, & Matthew K. Nock

12. Bipolar Disorder, David J. Miklowitz

13. Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders, Nicholas Tarrier & Katherine Berry

14. Alcohol Use Disorders, Barbara S. McCrady & Elizabeth E. Epstein

15. Substance Use Disorders, Stephen T. Higgins, Sarah H. Heil, & Kelly R. Peck

16. Treatment of Sleep Disturbance, Katherine A. Kaplan & Allison G. Harvey

17. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Pain, John D. Otis

18. Eating Disorders: A Transdiagnostic Protocol, Zafra Cooper & Rebecca Murphy

19. Couple Distress, Andrew Christensen, Jennifer G. Wheeler, Brian D. Doss, & Neil S. Jacobson

Author Index

Subject Index


About the Editor

David H. Barlow, PhD, ABPP, is Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Psychiatry and Founder and Director Emeritus of the Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders at Boston University. Dr. Barlow has published over 650 articles and chapters and over 90 books and clinical manuals, primarily on the nature and treatment of emotional disorders and clinical research methodology. His books and manuals have been translated into more than 20 languages. Dr. Barlow’s numerous awards and citations include psychology’s three highest honors: the Distinguished Scientific Award for the Applications of Psychology from the American Psychological Association, the James McKeen Cattell Fellow Award from the Association for Psychological Science, and the Gold Medal Award for Life Achievement in the Practice of Psychology from the American Psychological Foundation.

Contributors

Idan M. Aderka, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel

David H. Barlow, PhD, ABPP, Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts

Aaron T. Beck, MD, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine and Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Kate H. Bentley, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts

Katherine Berry, PhD, Division of Psychology and Mental Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom

Kathryn L. Bleiberg, PhD, Department of Psychology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York

Kathleen M. Chard, PhD, Cincinnati Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio

Andrew Christensen, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California

Zafra Cooper, DPhil, Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut

Michelle G. Craske, PhD, Department of Psychology and Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California Sona Dimidjian, PhD, Renée Crown Wellness Institute and Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado

Brian D. Doss, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida

Kristen K. Ellard, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts

Elizabeth E. Epstein, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts

Elizabeth H. Eustis, PhD, Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts

Todd J. Farchione, PhD, Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts

Edna B. Foa, PhD, Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Martin E. Franklin, PhD, Rogers Behavioral Health, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Allison G. Harvey, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California

Sarah H. Heil, PhD, Vermont Center on Behavior and Health and Departments of Psychiatry and Psychological Science, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont

Ruth Herman-Dunn, PhD, private practice and Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington

Stephen T. Higgins, PhD, Vermont Center on Behavior and Health and Departments of Psychiatry and Psychological Science, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont Stefan G. Hofmann, PhD, Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts

Samuel Hubley, PhD, Renée CrownWellness Institute and Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado

Neil S. Jacobson, PhD (deceased), formerly of Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington

Katherine A. Kaplan, PhD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California

Marsha M. Linehan, PhD, ABPP, Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington

Joseph S. Maimone, BA, Department of Psychology, Harvard University and Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, Massachusetts

John C. Markowitz, MD, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, New York

Christopher R. Martell, PhD, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts

Barbara S. McCrady, PhD, Center on Alcohol, Substance use, and Addictions (CASAA) and Department of Psychology, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, Albuquerque, New Mexico

David J. Miklowitz, PhD, Max Gray Child and Adolescent Mood Disorders Program, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California

Candice M. Monson, PhD, Department of Psychology, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Rebecca Murphy, DClinPsych, Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom

Andrada D. Neacsiu, PhD, Cognitive Behavioral Research and Therapy Program, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and Department of Family Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina

Matthew K. Nock, PhD, Department of Psychology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts

K. Maria Nylocks, PhD, Emory Healthcare Veterans Program, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia

Susan M. Orsillo, PhD, Department of Psychology, Suffolk University, Boston, Massachusetts

John D. Otis, PhD, Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts

Laura A. Payne, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Belmont, Massachusetts

Kelly R. Peck, PhD, Vermont Center on Behavior and Health and Departments of Psychiatry and Psychological Science, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont

Lizabeth Roemer, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Massachusetts-Boston, Boston, Massachusetts

Jayne L. Rygh, PhD, private practice, New York, New York

Philippe Shnaider, PhD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Nicholas Tarrier, PhD, FBPsS, FBA, Emeritus Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom

Erin F. Ward-Ciesielski, PhD, Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts

Arthur D. Weinberger, PhD, formerly of Cognitive Therapy Center of New York, New York, New York

Jennifer G. Wheeler, PhD, Pacific Evaluation, Consultation, and Treatment Services, PLLC, Seattle, Washington

Kate Wolitzky-Taylor, PhD, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California

Jeffrey E. Young, PhD, Schema Therapy Institute, New York, New York

Noga Zerubavel, PhD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina

Audience

Clinical psychologists, clinical social workers, psychiatrists, counselors, and psychiatric nurses; graduate students and instructors.

Course Use

Serves as a text in graduate-level courses on psychotherapy and evidence-based practice.
Previous editions published by Guilford:

Fifth Edition, © 2014
ISBN: 9781462513260

Fourth Edition, © 2008
ISBN: 9781593855727

Third Edition, © 2001
ISBN: 9781572306110

Second Edition, © 1993
ISBN: 9780898621297

First Edition, © 1985
ISBN: 9780898626483
New to this edition: