Selecting Effective Treatments: A Comprehensive, Systematic Guide to Treating Mental Disorders

by Lourie W. Reichenberg, Lourie W. Reichenberg

The bestselling treatment guide, updated to reflect changes to the DSM-5 Selecting Effective Treatmentsprovides a comprehensive resource for clinicians seeking to understand the symptoms and dynamics of mental disorders, in order to provide a range of treatment options based on empirically effective approaches. This new fifth edition has been updated to align with the latest changes to the DSM-5, and covers the latest research to help you draw upon your own therapeutic preferences while constructing an evidence-based treatment plan. Organized for quick navigation, each disorder is detailed following the same format that covers a description, characteristics, assessment tools, effective treatment options, and prognosis, including the type of therapy that is likely to be most successful treating each specific disorder. Updated case studies, treatments, and references clarify the latest DSM-5 diagnostic criteria, and the concise, jargon-free style makes this resource valuable to practitioners, students, and lay people alike.

Planning treatment can be the most complicated part of a clinician's job. Mental disorders can be complex, and keeping up with the latest findings and treatment options can itself be a full time job. Selecting Effective Treatments helps simplify and organize the treatment planning process by putting critical information and useful planning strategies at your fingertips

Get up to speed on the latest changes to the DSM-5 Conduct evidence-based treatment suited to your therapeutic style Construct Client Maps to flesh out comprehensive treatment plans Utilize assessment methods that reflect the changes to the DSM-5 multiaxial system Effective treatment begins with strategic planning, and it's important to match the intervention to your own strengths, preferences, and style as much as to the client's needs. Selecting Effective Treatments gives you the latest information and crucial background you need to provide the evidence-backed interventions your clients deserve.

Genres: Psychology, School

608 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 19, 2016

Reviews

[Alex McDonald · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sure maybe I added this one as a Hail Mary to get myself to the measly goal of 25 books. But honestly this book was probably the best textbook I’ve read in a long time. It is no secret that the DSM 5 TR in all her 1000+ pages of glory is complex and intense. The jargon is cold and calculated and often times reading it for more than 30 minutes makes you more confused than when you started. This text takes the complex and simplifies it by breaking it down into easy to read sections. It’s the same material…delivered in an easier form. I am forever grateful I decided to buy this one not rent it and I know that I will be referring to its contents for years to come as I am becoming a counselor. So yeah, my friends on here probably won’t be rushing to place an order for “Selecting Effective Treatments” but it has helped me and all of my cohort :)

[Adam Marquez · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was very readable and made the material in The DSM-5 more approachable and accessible.

[Stephanie Elizabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

I used this to study for my NCMHCE test. It had a lot of helpful information in it and feel like it's a must have for all therapists!

[Lauren Bitzer · Rating 5 out of 5]

I definitely just added this book so that I felt less guilty about the fact that I hadn’t been reading very much this summer. However, I found this textbook to be clear, well organized, and comprehensive. Definitely a textbook everyone in the counseling world would benefit from reading.

[Mya · Rating 5 out of 5]

My favorite part of this textbook was the case studies at the beginning of the text. The information laid out was a wonderful resource to the text.

[Rachel]

Read this bad boy in my 6 week summer class 🫠