Steven A Safren, Susan E Sprich, Carol A Perlman, Michael W Otto

Mastering Your Adult ADHD

A Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment Program, Therapist Guide

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This Second Edition of Mastering Your Adult ADHD is thoroughly updated to present the most current, empirically supported treatment strategies in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for coping with symptoms of adult ADHD.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• 2nd edition
• Seitenzahl: 184
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Juni 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 179mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 327g
• ISBN-13: 9780190235581
• ISBN-10: 0190235586
• Artikelnr.: 47864003

Autorenporträt

Steven A. Safren, Ph.D., is Professor of Psychology at the University of Miami. His grant-funded work related to ADHD includes being the principal investigator of a 5-year NIMH R01 to study the efficacy of CBT for ADHD in adults. Dr. Safren has over 250 publications in the areas of cognitive behavioral therapy, psychopathology, and their application to a variety of clinical problems in adults. Susan Sprich, Ph.D., is Director of the Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Program at Massachusetts General Hospital and an Assistant Professor in Psychology at Harvard Medical School. She also serves as the Director of Postgraduate Psychology Education at the MGH Psychiatry Academy at Massachusetts General Hospital. She served as the project director of a 5-year study of CBT for adult ADHD and as co-PI of a 3-year study of CBT for adolescent ADHD, both funded by NIMH. Carol A. Perlman, Ph.D., is a Cognitive Behavioral Therapist who specializes in the treatment of mood disorders, anxiety disorders, and adult ADHD. She is a national workshop presenter on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Dr. Perlman is the owner of Perlman Psychology Associates, LLC and maintains a private practice in Medway, MA. Michael W. Otto, Ph.D., is Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Boston University. He specializes in the cognitive-behavioral treatment (CBT) of anxiety, mood, and substance use disorders. Dr. Otto has over 370 publications spanning his research interests, and he was identified as a "top producer" in the clinical empirical literature.

Inhaltsangabe

INTRODUCTORY INFORMATION FOR THERAPISTS
MODULE 1 - PSYCHOEDUCATION, ORGANIZING AND PLANNING
Session 1:
PSYCHOEDUCATION AND INTRODUCTION TO ORGANIZATION AND PLANNING
Session 2:
INFORMATIONAL SESSION WITH SPOUSE, PARTNER OR FAMILY MEMBER (IF APPLICABLE)
Session 3:
ORGANIZATION OF MULTIPLE TASKS
Session 4:
PROBLEM-SOLVING AND MANAGING OVERWHELMING TASKS
Session 5:
ORGANIZATIONAL SYSTEMS
MODULE 2: REDUCING DISTRACTIBILITY
Session 6:
GAUGING THE CLIENT'S ATTENTION SPAN AND TEACHING DISTRACTIBLITY DELAY
Session 7:
MODIFYING THE ENVIRONMENT
MODULE 3: ADAPTIVE THINKING
Session 8:
INTRODUCING A COGNITIVE MODEL OF ADHD
Session 9:
ADAPTIVE THINKING
Session 10:
REHEARSAL AND REVIEW OF ADAPTIVE THINKING SKILLS r
MODULE 4: ADDITIONAL SKILLS
Session 11:
APPLICATION OF SKILLS TO PROCRASTINATION (OPTIONAL)
Session 12:
HANDLING SLIPS
Appendix: Forms and Worksheets
References
About the Authors