Beyond Diagnosis (2^nd Ed.)
Case Formulation in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

The second edition of Beyond Diagnosis is a fully updated and expanded examination of Vic Meyer's pioneering case formulation approach and its application to cognitive behavioral therapy.

• Recommends dynamic, individualized assessment over standard diagnostic classification for complex individual problems
• Presents detailed analysis of advanced cases that are relevant for clinical practice
• Features a foreword by Ira Turkat, as well as discussion of the most up-to-date clinical procedures from a world-wide group of case formulation experts

List of Contributors vii

Foreword ix

Preface xii

1 The Development of Case Formulation Approaches 1
Michael Bruch

2 The UCL Case Formulation Model: Clinical Process and Procedures 24
Michael Bruch

3 Case Formulation: A Hypothesis-Testing Process 53
Richard S. Hallam

4 Case Formulation and the Therapeutic Relationship 74
Peter G. AuBuchon

5 The Therapeutic Relationship as a Critical Intervention in a Case of Complex PTSD and OCD 96
Peter G. AuBuchon

6 Generalized Anxiety Disorder: Personalized Case Formulation and Treatment 133
Kieron O’Connor, Amélie Drolet-Marcoux, Geneviève Larocque and Karolan Gervais

7 Cognitive-Behavioural Formulation and the Scientist-Practitioner: Working with an Adolescent Boy 165
David A. Lane and Sarah Corrie

8 Cognitive-behavioural Case Formulation in the Treatment of a Complex Case of Social Anxiety Disorder and Substance Misuse 194
Samia Ezzamel, Marcantonio M. Spada and Ana V. Nikèeviæ

Appendix: Invited Case Transcript: The Initial Clinical Hypothesis 220
Ira Daniel Turkat

Index 231

Michael Bruch is a Consultant Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapist and Senior Research Associate in the Department of Psychology at University College London. He is also a visiting professor in the Dept of Psychology at London Metropolitan University. Previously, he was co-director of the Cognitive-Behavioural Psychotherapy unit at UCL and visiting professor in the Dept of Mental Health Sciences.

He teaches CBT with particular emphasis on case formulation at a number of universities across Europe.  His main research interests involve conceptualization of complex disorders, psychotherapy training and supervision, and case formulation. He has published widely, including five books on CBT.