Lourie W. Reichenberg - Selecting Effective Treatments: A Comprehensive, Systematic Guide to Treating Mental Disorders

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Reichenberg, Lourie W., 1956

Selecting effective treatments : a comprehensive, systematic guide to treating mental disorders / Lourie W. Reichenberg, Linda Seligman. Fifth edition.

pages cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-1-118-79135-6 (paperback) ISBN 978-1-118-79105-9 (epdf) ISBN 978-1-118-79121-9 (epub)

1. Mental illnessTreatment. 2. PsychiatryDifferential therapeutics. 3. Psychotherapy. I. Seligman, Linda. II. Title.

RC480.S342 2012

616.8914dc23

2015031923

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Fifth Edition

This book is dedicated to Dr. Linda Seligman, for her commitment to education and research, to students and clients, and for the legacy she has left to the field of clinical psychology.

Twenty-five years ago when the first edition of Selecting Effective Treatments was published, it included a systematic approach to treatment planning. The Client Map was the brainchild of Dr. Linda Seligman. In her Preface to the first edition of the text she wrote:

The comprehensive scope of this book, its grounding in research and in the DSM its systematic and structured approach, and its use of case studies and examples of treatment plans should help clinicians make better use of the knowledge currently available on treatment of mental disorders, and enable clinicians to serve their clients most effectively.

Now, a quarter century later, with the publication of the fifth edition of the DSM, and the fifth version of this text, the comprehensive approach to treatment planning found within these pages has never been more relevant than it is today.

In 2013, following the publication of DSM-5, I worked with Wiley Senior Editor Rachel Livsey, to prepare a text that would help mental health providers bridge the transition from DSM-IV-TR to DSM-5. Thanks to Rachel, and the dedicated staff at Wiley, DSM-5 Essentials was published within 6 months and became a useful and popular tool for therapists.

DSM-5 Essentials and this, the fifth edition of Selecting Effective Treatments, are both designed to complement DSM-5.

To streamline the process, the fifth edition of this text has been completely reorganized to be consistent with the new DSM-5 modifications in diagnostic categories. This text follows the new DSM-5 developmental focus and incorporates childhood disorders into the appropriate category. So, Autism Spectrum Disorder can now be found in the chapter on Neurodevelopmental Disorders along with intellectual disability, learning disorders, and ADHD. Discussions of other disorders that may have roots in childhood (e.g., bipolar, anxiety, depression) are integrated into the specific category for those disorders. These changes apply to the 19 classifications of mental disorders. Interested readers will find a complete list of all the changes from DSM-IV to DSM-5 in DSM-5 Essentials, and in the Appendix to DSM-5 (APA, 2013, p. 809).

What has not changed in the fifth edition of Selecting Effective Treatments is the organizational consistency of each disorder into the Client Map system. This acronym, DO A CLIENT MAP is even more relevant since the elimination of the multiaxial system of diagnosis. Many students and professionals alike have asked How do we diagnose in a uni-axial world? Rest assured, those who become familiar with the Client Map system soon come to rely on this simple, yet comprehensive method to help them assess, diagnose, and select the most effective treatments for their clients. Students, counselors, social workers, and others have told me how valuable this text is in their work with clients. The most often repeated comment I receive is Your book was a required text when I was in graduate school and now, years later, I still use it.

Being an author can be a very isolating experience, yet in book writing, as in life, no one is an island. I would like to acknowledge the dedicated people at John Wiley and Sons who have worked with me on the publication of this book. First and foremost Rachel Livsey, senior manager of content development and delivery. This is the fourth book we have collaborated on and I appreciate and value her continued support. I also wish to acknowledge the professionalism and teamwork on the part of Patricia Rossi, executive editor, Pamela Berkman, production manager, and Elisha Benjamin, production editor.

I would also like to thank those who have helped me to stay connected to the mainlandmore like a peninsula than the metaphorical island that book writing can sometimes becomeStephen Berns, PhD, Beth Cuje, PhD, Jeanne Evans, LMFT, Genilee Swope Parente, Laura Elizabeth Parris, and of course, my husband for more than 25 years, Neil Reichenberg, who reminded me the other day that we all have to make choices in life. I appreciate his acceptance of the choices I have made.