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Faculty Authored Books

Psychotherapy

	Arthur H. Auerbach Who will benefit from psychotherapy? The contributions of Luborsky and his associates in this book constitute a significant advance in systematic empirical research. The authors describe the development of their research methodology for the study of the therapeutic process and the achievements resulting from its utilization in the Penn Psychotherapy Project.
	Jacques P. Barber and Paul Crits-Christoph Dynamic Therapies for Psychiatric Disorders: (Axis I) Details techniques in the psychodynamically oriented treatment of disorders such as depression, panic, drug and alcohol abuse, eating disorders, post-traumatic stress, schizophrenia, grief reactions, and HIV-related issues, demonstrating the use of approaches from interpersonal, object-relations, and self psychology.
	Jacques P. Barber and Paul Crits-Christoph Handbook of Short-term Dynamic Psychotherapy The contributors thoroughly describe ten different approaches to short-term dynamic psychotherapy, covering in each instance the history of the method, inclusion and exclusion criteria, treatment goals, theory of change, techniques, case examples, problems with specific populations, and empirical evidence.
	Richard F. Summers and Jacques P. Barber Psychodynamic Therapy: A Guide To Evidence-Based Practice A pragmatic, evidence-based approach to conducting psychodynamic therapy, this guide is firmly grounded in contemporary clinical practice & research and reflects an openness to new influences on dynamic technique, such as cognitive-behavioral therapy and positive psychology.
	Jacques P. Barber Echoes of the Trauma: Relational Themes and Emotions in Children of Holocaust Survivors This book discusses the echoes of the trauma that are traced in the relational narratives that the sons and daughters of Holocaust survivors tell about their experiences growing up in survivor families.
	A.T. Beck Scientific Foundations of Cognitive Theory and Therapy of Depression This book provides a comprehensive, authoritative and critical review of the voluminous scientific research of the cognitive theory of depression that has been conducted since the initial publication of Beck’s original articles in the early 1960's.
	A.T. Beck Cognitive Therapy of Depression The definitive volume on the cognitive treatment of depression proceeds from a clear, succinct explication of cognitive therapy to a step-by-step demonstration of cognitive techniques from initial session to termination.
	A.T. Beck Cognitive Therapy and the Emotional Disorders The philosophical and theoretical basis of cognitive therapy is established and then applied to a wide range of specific disorders: depression, anxiety, neurosis, phobias, obsessions, compulsions, hysteria, and psychosomatic disorders.
	A.T. Beck Depression: Causes and Treatment This classic work elegantly describes depression both theoretically and clinically, and provides experimental corroboration.
	Judith S . Beck et al Oxford Textbook of Psychotherapy This volume is written for psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, mental health nurses, psychotherapists, and other mental health practitioners. Chapters are written by an international panel of experts who combine theory and research with practical treatment guidelines and illustrative case examples.
	Judith Coche Couples Group Psychotherapy: A Clinical Treatment Model The book combines tenets of individual personality development, family systems theory, and group psychotherapy theory, blending aspects of the theoretical basis of each in order to build a conceptual framework that incorporates the strengths of all three.
	James C. Coyne Father Knows Best: The Use and Abuse of Power in Freud's Case of Dora Interpretation of this famous case history from the perspectives of the fields of linguistic pragmatics and interpersonal systems theory.
	Paul F. Crits-Christoph Understanding Transference: The Core Conflictual Relationship Theme Method This book documents why the CCRT Method is the best empirical measure of transference in existence and why it continues to be the instrument of choice for researchers and clinicians alike.
	Dwight L. Evans, Charles O'Brien, Raquel Gur, Edna Foa Treating And Preventing Adolescent Mental Health Disorders: What We Know And What We Don't Know, A Research Agenda For Improving The Mental Health Of Our Youth This book brings together a distinguished group of psychiatrists and clinical psychologists to provide a groundbreaking, evidence-based survey of treatments and preventions for adolescents with mental health disorders.
	Robert Garfield, MD Breaking the Male Code examines the critical role same-sex friendships play in helping men navigate an increasingly demanding world.
	Mary Anne Layden and Cory F. Newman Cognitive Therapy of Borderline Personality Disorder Combines developmental perspectives with intervention techniques, discussing methods of conceptualizing borderline cases and developing treatment plans.
	Stephen J. Morse Psychotherapies: A comparative casebook
	Michael E. Thase Integrating Psychotherapy and Pharmacotherapy: Dissolving the Mind-Brain Barrier This book summarizes research in combined chemical and psychotherapeutic treatments, and discusses the manner in which each can aid the other.
	Michael E. Thase Psychotherapy Is Worth It: A Comprehensive Review of Its Cost-effectiveness This book provides a systematic and comprehensive review of 25 years of medical literature on the cost-effectiveness of psychotherapy.

Relationship Issues

	A.T. Beck Love Is Never Enough Dr. Beck analyzes actual dialogue to illuminate the most common problems experienced by couples- the power of negative thinking, disillusionment, rigid rules and expectations, and miscommunication.
	James C. Coyne Relationships in Chronic Illness and Disability Relationships in Chronic Illness and Disability explores the interpersonal issues that arise when relationships evolve under the challenges of chronic illness and disability.
	Steven L. Sayers PMI Profile - Premarital Counseling Handbook The 75 page PMI HANDBOOK is used by the Marriage Counselor to properly administer the PMI and help to understand and utilize the results as a counseling tool.
	Amy Wenzel A Clinician’s Guide to Maintaining and Enhancing Close Relationships This literature targets the everyday behaviors, expressions of love, and cognitive styles that characterize such relationships. Chapters provide a sampling of the expanse of topics in the domain of how clinical scholars and practitioners address the timely topic of maintaining and enhancing close romantic relationships, including marriage. Topics include maintenance issues relevant to: depression, anxiety disorders, the role of children in affecting close relationships, how premarital therapy may serve as an antidote to early relationship problems, forgiveness, remarriage issues, and peer marriage.
	Amy Wenzel Close Relationships: Maintenance and Enhancement This book is a comprehensive account of the reasons why close relationships are or are not maintained and the manner in which these principles can be applied to current social issues and clinical interventions.
	Amy Wenzel Handbook of Sexuality in Close Relationships The book brings together major scholars from the diversity of fields working on close relationship topics to examine past contributions and new directions in sexuality.

Schizophrenia

	A.T. Beck Schizophrenia: Cognitive Theory, Research, and Therapy This book describes the cognitive model of schizophrenia and its treatment, integrating cognitive-behavioral and biological knowledge into a state-of-the-science conceptual framework.
	Raquel Gur If Your Adolescent Has Schizophrenia: An Essential Resource for Parents This book is an informative guide, written specifically to help adults spot the warning signs and seek appropriate treatment for the young people in their lives.
	Raquel Gur Me, Myself, and Them: A Firsthand Account of One Young Person's Experience with Schizophrenia Written for young people who are struggling with schizophrenia, this book is a memoir that aims to help them to understand and manage the challenges of this illness and go on to lead healthy lives.
	Adrian Raine Crime and schizophrenia: Causes and cures Going beyond the fundamental issue of whether there is a relationship between crime and schizophrenia, contributors to this book both outline risk factors for crime and schizophrenia and also develop hypotheses on which factors may give rise to both conditions.
	Adrian Raine Schizotypal personality disorder Seeking to define schizotypal disorder and to develop coherent etiological models, this book is an authoritative resource for clinicians and researchers interested in this major personality disorder.
	Steven J. Siegel Demystifying Schizophrenia for the General Practitioner This book is an essential manual for clinicians illustrating how schizophrenia affects patients, their families and society using poignant real world examples to explain its onset, progression and prognosis.

Sleep Disorders

	David F. Dinges Insomnia: Principles and Management This book is the first to collate the up-to-date scientific data in order to identify the gaps in knowledge and improve clinical management. A highly distinguished team of contributors examines the most recent findings and identifies where research should be heading.
	David F. Dinges Sleep and Alertness: Chronobiological, Behavioral, and Medical Aspects of Napping In this volume, leading investigators analyze napping patterns and daytime sleepiness in humans and assess the value of napping as a solution to problems of daytime alertness.
	Michael L. Perlis Behavioral Treatments for Sleep Disorders: A Comprehensive Primer of Behavioral Sleep Medicine Interventions This book adopts a highly streamlined and practical approach to make the tools of the trade from behavioral sleep medicine accessible to mainstream psychologists as well as sleep disorder specialists.
	Michael L. Perlis Cognitive Behavioral Treatment of Insomnia: A Session-by-Session Guide This book, which is written as a reader-friendly guide, is intended for clinical trainees, non-insomnia sleep specialists, and for expert CBT clinicians from outside the sleep medicine field who wish to begin the process of learning to provide empirically validated CBT-I.
	Michael L. Perlis Treating Sleep Disorders: Principles and Practice of Behavioral Sleep Medicine This book provides a unique, behavioral approach to sleep medicine, including chapters on sleep phase disorders, sleep apnea, periodic limb movements, narcolepsy, limit setting disorders in children, enuresis, and night terrors.

Substance Abuse & Addiction

	Arthur I. Alterman Substance Abuse and Psychopathology (Applied Clinical Psychology) Scholarly and readable textbook devoted to discussion of relevant research on relationships between psychopathology and the use of alcohol and other drugs of abuse
	Michael Ascher The Behavioral Addictions The Behavioral Addictions is the first American Psychiatric Publishing title to explore the diagnosis and treatment of patients who suffer from behavioral addictions, extreme forms of which share specific characteristics with severe forms of substance use disorders.
	A.T. Beck and Cory F. Newman Cognitive Therapy of Substance Abuse This volume covers the cognitive theory and therapy of substance abuse, including guidelines for managing the therapeutic relationship, socializing the patient into the cognitive model, structuring the sessions for maximum effectiveness, techniques to counteract drug urges and cravings, problem-solving for acute crises as well as chronic life difficulties associated with substance abuse, special issues in treating the drug abuser who also suffers from anxiety, depression, and personality disorders, and principles of relapse prevention.
	Caryn Lerman Effects of Atomoxetine on Nicotine Abstinence Symptoms: Evaluating Atomoxetine on Nicotine Dependence Endophenotypes This book describes a human behavioral pharmacology study undertaken to evaluate the beneficial effects of the ADHD medication atomoxetine on nicotine abstinence symptoms.
	David S. Mandell Working it Out: Adult Children of Alcoholics in the Workplace Working it Out can be used as a one-hour educational workshop on parental addiction for all employees or as a tool to help mental health professionals identify and talk about workplace issues with adult children of substance abusers.
	James R. McKay Treating Substance Use Disorders With Adaptive Continuing Care This book provides a comprehensive review of the latest research on both standard approaches to continuing care and newer adaptive models that emphasize more flexible protocols, less treatment burden and greater convenience for patients, and more attention to patient preference with regard to components of care.
	Charles O'Brien and Helen M. Pettinati Combining Medication and Psychosocial Treatments for Addictions: The BRENDA Approach This resource provides a clear, clinically useful, and practical explication of how to enhance patient compliance with medication and addictions treatment.
	Charles O'Brien Under the Influence?: Drugs and the American Work Force This book, which discusses drug use in the workplace, will be of practical interest to human resource and employee assistance program managers, policymakers, and investigators.
	David W. Oslin Prevention and Management of Alcohol Problems in Older Adults This manual provides state-of-the-art, practical materials to detect, prevent, and intervene with older adults who are at-risk and problem drinkers.
	Michael E. Thase Male Depression, Alcoholism and Violence: Pocketbook Pocket guide, for physicians and healthcare providers, to the understanding of alcoholism, depression and violence among men.

Trauma Related Disorders

	Edna B. Foa Effective Treatments for PTSD Synthesizing a vast body of knowledge into a cohesive, practical framework, this volume will be the definitive resource for all clinicians and researchers working in the area of PTSD.
	Edna B. Foa Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: DSM-IV and Beyond In this book, members of the DSM-IV Subcommittee on PTSD present a comprehensive and fascinating review of the currently established knowledge about the etiology, epidemiology, neurobiology, course, and clinical presentations of posttraumatic stress syndromes and future directions for study.
	Edna B. Foa and Elizabeth A. Hembree Prolonged Exposure Therapy for PTSD: Emotional Processing of Traumatic Experiences Therapist Guide This therapist guide includes all the tools necessary to effectively implement the prolonged exposure program including assessment measures, session outlines, case studies, sample dialogues, and homework assignments
	Edna B. Foa and Elizabeth A. Hembree Reclaiming your Life from a Traumatic Experience workbook Best used in combination with treatment by a mental health professional, this workbook will help you work through your PTSD regardless of the type of trauma youve experienced.
	Edna B. Foa Treating the Trauma of Rape: Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for PTSD The authors review studies on epidemiology, psychopathology, and treatment for rape-related posttraumatic stress disorder, and interpret these data within the framework of Foa’s emotional processing theory. This book provides detailed, explicit guidance on how to conduct state-of-the-art treatment for survivors of sexual assault.
	Edna B. Foa Reclaiming Your Life After Rape: Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Client Workbook (Treatments That Work) This powerful client workbook is written in an encouraging and easy-to-understand style specifically for women who have been sexually assaulted and have developed chronic symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Clients learn how cognitive-behavioral therapy has helped other victims and how it can work for them. This book explains how to distinguish PTSD symptoms from other disorders and teaches powerful techniques for overcoming these symptoms.

Other Topics in Psychiatry

	Dwight L. Evans Neuroimmunology, Volume 24 (Methods in Neurosciences) This volume brings together diverse areas of neuroimmunology and the methodologies so that readers can select those procedures suitable for their own research.
	Helen M. Pettinati Hypnosis and Memory Written by leading figures in psychology and psychiatry, chapters explore the effects of hypnosis upon recall while integrating both forensic and clinical case examples.
	J. Russell Ramsay Nonmedication Treatments for Adult ADHD: Evaluating Impact on Daily Functioning and Well-Being This book presents a comprehensive review of the status of nonmedication interventions available for adults with ADHD.
	David B. Sarwer Presurgical Psychological Screening: Understanding Patients, Improving Outcomes This book presents presurgical psychological screening (PPS) procedures for a wide range of surgery types, such as spinal surgery, organ transplantation, bariatric surgery, and plastic surgery. Drawing on both research and clinical experience, the authors explain how to conduct PPS, communicate results to patients and surgeons, and identify possible pre- or postsurgery interventions to mitigate risk factors and maximize the likelihood of surgical success.
	Kenneth J. Weiss, MD and Clarence Watson, JD, MD Psychiatric Expert Testimony: Emerging Applications Psychiatric Expert Testimony: Emerging Applications is for practitioners who need to be at the cutting edge of admissibility in court. The book avoids standard applications, such as the insanity defense and specific capacity assessments, in favor of those that may be controversial or require evidentiary hearings. It is divided into two broad areas: human development and its deviations; and science and technology.

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