Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry Arena

The Therapist’s Notebook on Strengths and Solution-Based Therapies

Homework, Handouts, and Activities

• By Bob Bertolino, Michael Kiener and Ryan Patterson.

Published May 2009

The Therapist's Notebook on Strengths and Solution-Based Therapies offers multiple pathways for those in helping relationships to employ strengths and solution-based (SSB) principles and practices as a vehicle for promoting positive change with individuals, couples, and families. The 100 exercises…
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Stress, Trauma and Substance Use

• Edited by Brian E Bride, and Samuel A MacMaster.

Published February 2009

The editors of Stress, Trauma, and Substance Use have gathered a collection of innovative chapters written by cutting edge researchers that depict both the breadth of the relationships between stress, trauma, and substance use, as well as how closely these phenomena are all too often linked.…
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Divorced, without Children

Solution Focused Therapy with Women at Midlife

• By Debra D. Castaldo.
• Series Edited by Jon Carlson.

Published January 2008

The topic of women divorced at midlife without children is one that has, to date, been absent from professional and academic literature, though these women make up a considerable and growing portion of our population. This book explores the experience, meaning, and impact of divorce at midlife for…
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Combat Stress Injury

Theory, Research, and Management

• Edited by Charles R. Figley, and William Nash.
• Foreword by Jonathan Shay.

Published December 2006

Combat Stress Injury represents a definitive collection of the most current theory, research, and practice in the area of combat and operational stress management, edited by two experts in the field. In this book, Charles Figley and Bill Nash have assembled a wide-ranging group of authors (…
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Coping with Infertility

Clinically Proven Ways of Managing the Emotional Roller Coaster

• By Negar Nicole Jacobs, and William T. O'Donohue.

Published November 2006

Coping with Infertility is an essential source of emotional support for any couple struggling with involuntary childlessness. The book offers proven techniques and real-life examples from both men and women, in order to outline common emotional reactions and remind couples that they are not alone…
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Birth Crisis

• By Sheila Kitzinger.

Published May 2006

One new mother in twenty is diagnosed with traumatic stress after childbirth. In Birth Crisis Sheila Kitzinger explores the disempowerment and anxiety experienced by these women. Key topics discussed include: increasing intervention in pregnancy the shift in emphasis from relationships to…
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Managing Performance Stress

Models and Methods

• By David Pargman.

Published May 2006

Over the past 16 years, new theories and models have emerged in the stress and anxiety knowledge base regarding the unique forms associated with performance. Existing theories have been applied in creative and helpful ways to better explicate relationships between stress and anxiety with…
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CBT for Occupational Stress in Health Professionals

Introducing a Schema-Focused Approach

• By Martin R. Bamber.

Published May 2006

The costs of occupational stress in terms of sickness absence, ill-health-related retirement, litigation and lost productivity are increasing, putting strain on economies across the world. The fact that health care work is inherently more stressful than many other occupations makes it vital that…
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The Posttraumatic Self

Restoring Meaning and Wholeness to Personality

• Edited by John P. Wilson.

Published December 2005

Filling a gap that exists in most traumatology literature, The Posttraumatic Self provides an optimistic analysis of the aftermath of a traumatic event. This work appreciates the potentially positive effects of trauma and links those effects to the discovery of one's identity, character, and…
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Disaster Mental Health Services

A Primer for Practitioners

• By Diane Myers, and David Wee.

Published October 2004

Disaster mental health is a growing field of practice designed to help victims and relief workers learn to effectively cope with the extreme stresses they will face in the aftermath of a disaster. The goal of disaster mental health is to prevent the development of long-term, negative psychological…
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