Clinician's Handbook of Adult Behavioral Assessment

Michel Hersen (Ph.D. State University of New York at Buffalo, 1966) is Professor and Dean, School of Professional Psychology, Pacific University, Forest Grove, Oregon. He is Past President of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy. He has written 4 books, co-authored and co-edited 126 books, including the Handbook of Prescriptive Treatments for Adults and Single Case Experimental Designs. He has also published more than 220 scientific journal articles and is co-editor of several psychological journals, including Behavior Modification, Clinical Psychology Review, Journal of Anxiety Disorders, Journal of Family Violence, Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, Journal of Clinical Geropsychology, and Aggression and Violent Behavior: A Review Journal. With Alan S. Bellack, he is co-editor of the recently published 11 volume work entitled Comprehensive Clinical Psychology. Dr. Hersen has been the recipient of numerous grants from the National Institute of Mental Health, the Department of Education, the National Institute of Disabilities and Rehabilitation Research, and the March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Professional Psychology, Distinguished Practitioner and Member of the National Academy of Practice in Psychology, and recipient of the Distinguished Career Achievement Award in 1996 from the American Board of Medical Psychotherapists and Psychodiagnosticians. Dr. Hersen has written and edited numerous articles, chapters and books on clinical assessment.

• Table of ContentsClinician’s Handbook of Adult Behavior AssessmentPart I: General Issues1. Overview of Behavioral Assessment with AdultsWilliam O’Donohue, Michelle Byrd, Kendra K. Beitz2. Psychometric ConsiderationsStephen Haynes3. Analogue and Virtual Reality AssessmentJohan Rosqvist, Kirsten Cullen, Chelsea Maclane, Dani Maack, Alecia Sundsmo 4. Behavioral InterviewingSteven L. Sayers5. Activity MeasurementWarren Tryon6. Structured and Semi-Structured InterviewsDaniel Segal7. Self AssessmentSandra F. Sigmon8. Psychophysiological AssessmentKevin LarkinPart II: Evaluation of Specific Disorders and Problems9. Anxiety and FearDudley McGlynn 10. DepressionPaula Truax, Aaron Tritch, Barb Carver11. Social Skill DeficitsStefan Hofmann, Alicia E. Meuret12. Eating DisordersDon Williamson, Tiffany Stewart13. Alcohol and Drug AbusePeter Miller14. Marital DysfunctionGary Birchler, William Fals-Stewart15. Sexual DeviationNathaniel McConaghy16. Psychotic BehaviorNirbhay Singh17. Aggressive BehaviorJennifer Langhinrichsen-Rohling18. Sleep DysfunctionShawn Currie19. Borderline PersonalitySoonie Kim, Tracy JendritzaPart III: Special Issues20. Computerized AssessmentDavid C. S. Richard, Andrew Gloster21. Evaluating Older AdultsBarry Edelstein22. Behavioral NeuropsychologyMichael Franzen23. Ethical-Legal IssuesWilliam Fremouw24. Assessment of Work-Related IssuesDerek Hopko25. Assessment of Value Change in Adults withAcquired DisabilitiesElias Mpofu, Thomas Oakland

"Overall, then, I was impressed by this text. It provides a remarkably up-to-date overview of a vast and ever-expanding literature, and the authors, editor, and upblisher are to be commended in achieving this...an essential reference source for trainee clinicans, researchers, and practitioners" --Robert J. Edelmann for PsycCRITIQUES, August 30, 2006 Vol. 51 (35), Article 5