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Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
John C. Markowitz
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Description for Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
paperback. Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder describes a novel approach that has the potential to transform the psychological treatment of PTSD. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MMJT1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 276.
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a prevalent, debilitating public health problem. Cognitive behavioral therapies (CBTs), and specifically exposure-based therapy, have long dominated PTSD treatment. Empirically supported treatments-Prolonged Exposure (PE), Cognitive Processing Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and virtual reality therapy-all have relied upon the "fear extinction model" of exposing patients to reminders of their trauma until they grow accustomed to and extinguish the fear. While exposure-based treatments work, they (like all treatments) have their limits. Many patients refuse to undergo them or drop out of treatment prematurely; others may actually worsen in such treatment; and still others simply ... Read more
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a prevalent, debilitating public health problem. Cognitive behavioral therapies (CBTs), and specifically exposure-based therapy, have long dominated PTSD treatment. Empirically supported treatments-Prolonged Exposure (PE), Cognitive Processing Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and virtual reality therapy-all have relied upon the "fear extinction model" of exposing patients to reminders of their trauma until they grow accustomed to and extinguish the fear. While exposure-based treatments work, they (like all treatments) have their limits. Many patients refuse to undergo them or drop out of treatment prematurely; others may actually worsen in such treatment; and still others simply ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Oxford University Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780190465599
SKU
V9780190465599
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About John C. Markowitz
John C. Markowitz, MD, is a Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and a Research Psychiatrist at New York State Psychiatry Institute. Dr. Markowitz is an internationally recognized expert in psychotherapy research, who has conducted several NIMH- and foundation-funded studies of interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT), cognitive behavioral therapies, and medications. He has studied treatments of ... Read more
Reviews for Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Given how frequently practitioners treat patients with PTSD and considering IPTs practical and humane approach, the respectable clinical response rates demonstrated here, and its high patient acceptance, Id advise a wide range of clinicians to acquaint themselves with IPTs application for these conditions. Showing the hand of a thoughtful, experienced, wise clinician and scholar, this well-written volume is an excellent ... Read more