Forensic Case Formulation

Herausgegeben von Sturmey, Peter; McMurran, Mary

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Understanding the processes which initiate and maintain offending behaviour is integral to the design and evaluation of appropriate, individually-tailored interventions. Forensic Case Formulation describes the principles and application of case formulation specifically for forensic clinical practice. In this edited volume, contributors review the fundamental aspects of case formulation, including definitions, reliability and validity. The practical applications of case formulation applied to violence, sexual offenses, personality disorder and substance abuse are described and illustrated with case studies.

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Forensic Case Formulation is the first text that describes the principles and application of case formulation specifically to forensic clinical practice.

Addresses risk assessment and its implications for case formulation and treatment
Covers a range of serious forensic problems such as violence, sexual offending, personality disorder, and substance misuse
Offers guidance in training clinicians on ways to create useful formulations

Produktdetails

• Wiley Series in Forensic Clinical Psychology .
• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 14568394000
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. September 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 581g
• ISBN-13: 9780470683941
• ISBN-10: 0470683945
• Artikelnr.: 33353234

Autorenporträt

Peter Sturmey is Professor of Psychology at Queens College and The Graduate Center, City University of New York. He has published extensively on developmental disabilities, applied behavior analysis, and on issues relating to staff and parent training. Mary McMurran is Professor in the University of Nottingham's Institute of Mental Health. She has written extensively on personality disorders, alcohol-related aggression, and readiness to engage in therapy.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Contributors. Series Editors' Preface. Editors' Preface. GENERAL
ISSUES. Chapter 1. Theoretical and Evidence-Based Approaches to Case
Formulation (Tracey D. Eells and Kenneth G. Lombart, University of
Kentucky, USA). Chapter 2. Current Issues in Case Formulation (Gregory H.
Mumma, Texas Tech University). Chapter 3. Does Case Formulation Make a
Difference To Treatment Outcome? (Ata Ghaderi, Uppsala University, Sweden).
VIOLENCE. Chapter 4. Formulation of Violence Risk Using Evidence-Based
Assessments: The Structured Professional Judgment Approach (Stephen D.
Hart, Simon Fraser University and University of Bergen and Caroline Logan,
Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust and University
of Manchester). Chapter 5. Cognitive-Behavioral Approaches To Formulating
Aggression And Violence (Kevin Howells, University of Nottingham, UK).
Chapter 6. Formulation of Serious Violent Offending Using Multiple
Sequential Functional Analysis (Aidan J. P. Hart, David M.
Gresswell,University of Lincoln and Louise Braham, University of
Nottingham). Chapter 7. Forensic Case Formulation, Substance Abuse
Disorders and Anger (Ellen Vedel, Jellinek Substance Abuse Treatment Center
and Paul M. G. Emmelkamp, University of Amsterdam). SEXUAL OFFENDING.
Chapter 8. Sexual Offenses Against Children (James Vess & Tony Ward,
Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand). Chapter 9. Sexual Offenses
Against Adults (Stacey L. Shipley, North Texas State Hospital and Bruce A.
Arrigo, University of North Carolina - Charlotte). SPECIFIC POPULATIONS.
Chapter 10. Forensic Case Formulation with Children and Adolescents (Phil
Rich, Stetson School, Massachussetts). Chapter 11 Formulating Offending
Behaviour In People With Mild Learning Disabilities (William Lindsay,
University of Abertay Dundee, UK). Chapter 12. Case formulation for
Individuals With Personality Disorder (Lawrence Jones, Nottinghamshire
Healthcare NHS Trust, United Kingdom). CONCLUSION. Chapter 13. Forensic
Case Formulation: Emerging Issues (Peter Sturmey, City University of New
York and Mary McMurran, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom).