Therapist's Guide to Evidence-Based Relapse Prevention
Practical Resources for the Mental Health Professional Series

Describes the evidence-based approaches to preventing relapse of major mental and substance-related disorders. Therapist's Guide to Evidence-based Relapse Prevention combines the theoretical rationale, empirical data, and the practical "how-to" for intervention programs.

The first section will serve to describe the cognitive-behavioral model of relapse and provide a general introduction to relapse prevention techniques. While Section II will focus on specific problem areas, Section III will focus on diverse populations and treatment settings.

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Contributors

Preface

Section I: Introduction and Overview

Chapter 1: Overview of Relapse Prevention

Chapter 2: High-Risk Situations

Section II: Application of Relapse Prevention to Specific Problem Areas

Chapter 3: Relapse Prevention

Chapter 4: Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy as a Relapse Prevention Approach to Depression

Chapter 5: Relapse Prevention for Return of Pathological Worry in CBT-Treated GAD

Chapter 6: Relapse Prevention for Schizophrenia

Chapter 7: Seeking Safety

Chapter 8: Relapse Prevention for Eating Disorders

Chapter 9: Stopping Self-Harm Once and for All

Chapter 10: Treatment of Sexual Offenders

Section III: Specific Populations and Treatment Settings

Chapter 11: Focus on Families

Chapter 12: Relapse Prevention with Hispanic and Other Racial/Ethnic Populations

Chapter 13: Relapse Prevention for Adolescent Substance Abuse

Chapter 14: Relapse Prevention with Older Adults

Chapter 15: Utilizing Relapse Prevention with Offender Populations

Chapter 16: Drinking as an Epidemic—A Simple Mathematical Model with Recovery and Relapse

Index

• Incorporates theoretical and empirical support
• Provides step-by-step strategies for implementing relapse prevention techniques
• Includes case studies that describe application of relapse prevention techniques