State-of-the-art, empirical support for psychosocial treatment of schizophrenia Part of the Clinician's Guide to Evidence-Based Practice Series, Psychosocial Treatment of Schizophrenia provides busy mental health practitioners with detailed, step-by-step guidance for implementing clinical interventions that are supported by the latest scientific evidence. This thorough, yet practical, reference draws on a roster of experts and researchers in the field who have assembled state-of-the-art knowledge into this well-rounded guide. Each chapter serves as a practitioner-focused how-to reference and covers interventions that have the best empirical support for the psychosocial treatment of schizophrenia, including: • Cognitive behavioral therapy • Assertive community treatment • Critical time intervention • Motivational interviewing for medication adherence • Psychoeducational family groups • Illness management and recovery Easy-to-use and accessible in tone, Psychosocial Treatment of Schizophrenia is an indispensable resource for practitioners who would like to implement evidence-based, compassionate, effective interventions in the care of people with schizophrenia.
Table of Contents: Series Introduction ix Preface xi Acknowledgments xvii About the Editors xix About the Contributors xxi Chapter 1 Overview and Clinical Implications of Schizophrenia 1 Allen Rubin and Kathi Trawver Chapter 2 A Guide to Implementation and Clinical Practice of Illness Management and Recovery for People with Schizophrenia 23 Piper S. Meyer, Susan Gingerich, and Kim T. Mueser Chapter 3 Psychoeducational Family Groups 89 Ellen Lukens and Helle Thorning Chapter 4 Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Schizophrenia 145 Dennis R. Combs Chapter 5 Assertive Community Treatment 187 Kathi Trawver Chapter 6 Critical Time Intervention 253 Daniel Herman, Sarah Conover, and Jeffrey Draine Chapter 7 Motivational Interviewing for Medication Adherence 283 Stanley G. McCracken and Jonathon E. Larson Appendix A Research Providing the Evidence Base for the Interventions in This Volume 341 Kathi Trawver and Allen Rubin Appendix B The Evidence-Based Practice Process 349 Allen Rubin Appendix C Atypical Antipsychotic Medications for Treating Schizophrenia 361 Kathi Trawver Author Index 375 Subject Index 385 About the Editors: ALLEN RUBIN, PHD, is the Bert Kruger Smith Centennial Professor in the School of Social Work at The University of Texas at Austin, where he has been a faculty member since 1979. He is the author of a number of bestselling titles in social work research and the past president of the Society for Social Work and Research. DAVID W. SPRINGER, PHD, is the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and a University Distinguished Teaching Professor in the School of Social Work at The University of Texas at Austin. KATHI TRAWVER, LMSW, is the BSW Program Director and an Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work at The University of Alaska at Anchorage. |