Trichotillomania (TTM) is a complex disorder that is difficult to treat as few effective therapeutic options exist. Behaviour therapy has the greatest empirical support, but the number of mental health providers familiar with TTM and its treatment is quite small. This manual was written as a tool for therapists to become familiar with an effective treatment for TTM.
The treatment approach described in this guide blends traditional behaviour with therapy elements of habit reversal training and stimulus control techniques with the more contemporary behavioural elements of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). In the first phase of the program, clients are taught skills for stopping and preventing their unconscious pulling episodes. In the second phase, clients are introduced to ACT. Unlike traditional interventions that aim to change type or frequency of pulling-related cognitions in the hopes of reducing urges to pull hair, this innovative program uses strategies to change the function of these cognitions. Clients are taught to see urges for what they really are and to accept their pulling-related throughts, feelings, and urges wihtout fighting against them. This is accomplished through discussions about the function of language and defusion exercises that show the client how to respond to thoughts about pulling less literally. Over the course of 10 weeks, clients learn to be aware of their pulling and warning signals, use self-management strategies for stopping and preventing pulling, stop fighting against their pulling-related urges and thoughts, and work towards increasing their quality of life. Self-monitoring and homework assignments keep clients motivated and engaged throughout.
Designed to be used with older adolescents and adults, this innovative intervention has proven efficacy and is sure to be a powerful tool for the clinician who treats TTM.
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Trichotillomania (TTM) is a complex disorder that is difficult to treat as few effective therapeutic options exist. Behaviour therapy has been proven to be an effective treatment for TTM.
Designed to be used with older adolescents and adults, this innovative intervention has proven efficacy and is sure to be a powerful tool for the clinician who treats TTM.
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1. Introductory INformation for Therapists ; 2. Assessment ; 3. Session1: Trichotillomania (TTM) Education, Therapy Overview, Expectations, and Stimulus Control Assessment ; 4. Session2: Habit Reversal Training and Stimulus Control Procedures ; 5. Session 3: Valuing ; 6. Session 4: Can Urges Be Controlled? ; 7. Session 5: Acceptance ; 8. Sessions 6 & 7: Defusion from the Literal Meaning of Language: You Are Not Your Urges ; 9. Session 8: Practicing Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) ; 10. Session 9: Practicing ACT and Review ; 11. Session 10: Review and Relapse Prevention ; Appendix A: Assessment Measures ; Appendix B: Forms and Handouts
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Selling point: Part of the successful TreatmentsThatWork series
Selling point: An innovative new therapy approach
Selling point: Offers an easy-to-implement treatment program that makes it possible to treat TTM effectively
Selling point: Self-monitoring and homework assignments keep clients motivated and engaged throughout.
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Douglas W. Woods is a professor and department head at Texas A&M University in the Psychology Department.
Michael P. Twohig, Ph.D. is an associate professor in the Combined Clinical, Counseling, School Ph.D. program in the Department of Psychology at Utah State University.
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Selling point: Part of the successful TreatmentsThatWork series
Selling point: An innovative new therapy approach
Selling point: Offers an easy-to-implement treatment program that makes it possible to treat TTM effectively
Selling point: Self-monitoring and homework assignments keep clients motivated and engaged throughout.
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780195336030
Publisert
2008
Utgiver
Vendor
Oxford University Press Inc
Vekt
236 gr
Høyde
179 mm
Bredde
252 mm
Dybde
7 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
128