Irritability in Mood and Anxiety Disorders
Pablo Vidal-Ribas Belil and Argyris Stringaris
in Irritability in Pediatric Psychopathology
Irritability is common in children and adolescents presenting with mood and anxiety disorders and was recently introduced in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders ...
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Emotion Regulation in Severe Irritability and Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder
Katharina Kircanski, Ellen Leibenluft, and Melissa A. Brotman
in Emotion Regulation and Psychopathology in Children and Adolescents
Chapter 14 discusses emotion dysregulation in pediatric irritability and disruptive mood dysregulation disorder (DMDD). Irritability refers to a low threshold for experiencing negative ...
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Introduction: From Nomothetic to Idiographic Approaches
Edward C. Chang and Cathryn G. Fabian
in Handbook of Adult Psychopathology in Asians: Theory, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Chapter 1 describes the contexts of the remainder of this title. It considers the history and use of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manuals of Mental Disorders (DSM), fundamental ...
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Exercise for Mood and Anxiety Disorders: Workbook
Michael W. Otto and Jasper A. J. Smits
Designed to be used in conjunction with clinical visits, this workbook helps patients plan an exercise program and provides strategies for following through with exercise goals. The ...
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Learning to Recognize Your Own Anxiety
Richard E. Zinbarg, Michelle G. Craske, and David H. Barlow
in Mastery of Your Anxiety and Worry: Therapist Guide (2 ed.)
Chapter 5 outlines the second treatment session, which explores the need for becoming an observer of one’s own behaviors and responses to enhance understanding of one’s anxiety and to adapt ...
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Distress Tolerance, Distraction, and Mindfulness Matters
Carol Landau
in Mood Prep 101: A Parent's Guide to Preventing Depression and Anxiety in College-Bound Teens
This chapter reviews distress tolerance and strategies for developing them in students. Distress tolerance skills were developed in dialectical behavior therapy, particularly relevant to ...
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Beginning IPT
Myrna M. Weissman, John C. Markowitz, and Gerald L. Klerman
in The Guide to Interpersonal Psychotherapy: Updated and Expanded Edition
This chapter describes the tasks of the first few IPT sessions. The therapist’s tasks in the opening sessions are to review the depressive symptoms and make a diagnosis; explain depression ...
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Session 3: Emotions and Social Situations (Optional)
David L. Roberts, David L. Penn, and Dennis R. Combs
in Social Cognition and Interaction Training (SCIT): Group Psychotherapy for Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders, Clinician Guide
The first section of the SCIT Clinician Guide includes six chapters that provide step-by-step instructions for implementing Phase I of SCIT. Phase I constitutes the first third of the ...
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Negative Mood
W. Stewart Agras and Robin F. Apple
in Overcoming Eating Disorders: A Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Approach for Bulimia Nervosa and Binge-Eating Disorder, Therapist Guide (2 ed.)
Chapter 14 discusses negative moods, and corresponds to chapter 12 of the patient workbook. It covers negative moods as binge triggers, and homework. ...
Treating Bipolar Spectrum Disorders
Elizabeth Brondolo
in Psychologists' Desk Reference (3 ed.)
Chapter 63 explores methods for treating bipolar spectrum disorders, differential diagnosis, neurobiology, common problems in sleep, energy, and arousal, mood level, and regulation, and ...
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Bipolar disorders and mood swings
Richard Stott, Warren Mansell, Paul Salkovskis, Anna Lavender, and Sam Cartwright-Hatton
in Oxford Guide to Metaphors in CBT: Building Cognitive Bridges
Chapter 8 explores the use of metaphors in CBT treatment for bipolar disorder and mood swings, and common metaphors used by clients to refer to their disorders and recovery. ...
Clinician's Quick Guide to Interpersonal Psychotherapy
Myrna M. Weissman, John C. Markowitz, and Gerald L. Klerman
This is for busy clinicians who want to learn an evidenced-based psychotherapy, interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT), but who lack the time to read a more detailed manual or to attend a ...
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The Impact of Marijuana on Mental Health
Christine L. Miller
in Contemporary Health Issues on Marijuana
The association between marijuana use and several mental health outcomes is examined, with particular reference to commonly held views on the lack of proof for a causal basis. Rather than ...
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Psychopharmacological Treatment of Personality Disorders
M. Mercedes Perez-Rodriguez and Larry J. Siever
in A Guide to Treatments That Work (4 edn)
Despite the lack of approval by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration, drugs are used widely to treat personality disorders, particularly borderline personality disorder, based on their ...
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Pharmacological Treatments for Bipolar Disorder
Paul E. Keck and Susan L. McElroy
in A Guide to Treatments That Work (4 edn)
The majority of clinical trials in patients with bipolar disorders have been conducted in groups with bipolar I illness, although a few trials have included patients with bipolar II ...
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Treatments for Pediatric Bipolar Disorder
Pablo H. Goldberg, Prerna Martin, Carolina Biernacki, and Moira A. Rynn
in A Guide to Treatments That Work (4 edn)
The past two decades have seen significant advances in the development of evidence-based treatments for pediatric bipolar disorder. Practice guidelines recommend pharmacotherapy with mood ...
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How Activities Relate to Mood and Thoughts
Kelly J. Rohan
in Coping with the Seasons: Workbook: A Cognitive-Behavioral Approach to Seasonal Affective Disorder
Chapter 3 discusses how activities relate to mood and thoughts. Pleasant activities and mechanism by which they relate to mood and thoughts are outlined. Techniques for reversing the ...
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Establishing Your Hierarchy of Agoraphobia Situations
David H. Barlow and Michelle G. Craske
in Mastery of Your Anxiety and Panic: Workbook (4 ed.)
Chapter 5 discusses establishing a hierarchy of agoraphobia situations, and covers the goals of the session, a review of panic and mood records, a reminder of the role of avoidance, how to ...
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Session 2
Sharon L. Manne and Jamie S. Ostroff
in Coping with Breast Cancer: A Couples-Focused Group Intervention: Therapist Guide
Chapter 4 outlines the second group session, which focuses on stress, what stress is, and how to read the signs of stress activity in your partner. Focused breathing exercises are ...
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Introducing STEPPS on an Inpatient Unit in Italy
Andrea Fossati, Roberta Alesiani, Silvia Boccalon, Laura Giarolli, Serena Borroni, and Antonella Somma
in Systems Training for Emotional Predictability and Problem Solving for Borderline Personality Disorder: Implementing STEPPS Around the Globe
This chapter describes how STEPPS has been adapted for inpatients with borderline personality disorder and co-occurring mood disorders at San Raffaele Hospital in Milan, Italy. All of the ...
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