The case formulation approach to cognitive-behavior therapy / Jacqueline B. Persons.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-266) and index.

What is the case formulation approach to cognitive-behavioral therapy? -- Cognitive theories and their clinical implications -- Learning theories and their clinical implications -- Emotion theories and their clinical implications -- Beginning the therapeutic relationship and obtaining a problem list and diagnosis -- Developing an initial case formulation and setting treatment goals -- Using the formulation to develop a treatment plan and obtain the patient's consent to it -- The therapeutic relationship -- Monitoring progress -- Decision making in the therapy session -- Handling nonadherence and treatment failure -- Decision making and intervention over the course of therapy.

"This book addresses a critical challenge in evidence-based psychotherapy: how to use empirically supported treatments (ESTs) in real-world clinical contexts. There are many common situations where ESTs do not provide sufficient guidance for clinical decision making, such as when a patient presents with multiple problems or fails to respond to standard protocols. Pioneering scientist-practitioner Jacqueline B. Persons now offers a theoretically and empirically grounded case formulation framework that helps therapists draw on the best available techniques while tailoring them to the needs of the individual patient."

"A major contribution for all clinicians committed to understanding and using what really works in therapy, this book belongs on the desks of practitioners, students, and residents in clinical psychology, psychiatry, counseling, and social work. It will serve as a text in graduate-level courses on cognitive-behavior therapy and in clinical practica."