Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders

David H. Barlow, Ph.D., is Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry, Founder, and Director Emeritus of the Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders at Boston University. He is the editor for the TreatmentsThatWorkTM series of therapist manuals and patient workbooks, as well as the editor of The Oxford Handbook of Clinical Psychology.Todd J. Farchione Ph.D., is Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology, and Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders, Boston University.Christopher P. Fairholme is an advanced doctoral student in the clinical psychology program at Boston University. Kristin K. Ellard is an advanced doctoral student in the clinical psychology program at Boston University.Christina L. Boisseau Ph.D., completed her training in clinical psychology at Boston University, and is a post doctoral fellow at Brown University School of Medicine.Laura B. Allen, Ph.D., completed her training in clinical psychology at Boston University and is Post-Doctoral Research Scholar in the Pediatric Pain Program at UCLA's Collaborative Centers for Integrative MedicineJill T. Ehrenreich May, Ph.D., was a Research Assistant Professor at Boston University and the Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders, and is now Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Miami.

• Part 1 Background for Therapists ; Chapter 1 Introductory Information for Therapists ; Chapter 2 The Nature of Emotional Disorders ; Chapter 3 Basic Principles Underlying Treatment and Outline of the Treatment Procedures ; Chapter 4 Overview of General Treatment Format and Procedures ; Part 2 Treatment Modules ; Chapter 5 Module 1: Motivation Enhancement for Treatment Engagement ; Chapter 6 Module 2: Understanding Emotions ; Chapter 7 Module 2: Recognizing and Tracking Your Emotional Responses ; Chapter 8 Module 3: Emotion Awareness Training: Learning to Observe Experiences ; Chapter 9 Module 4: Cognitive Appraisal and Reappraisal ; Chapter 10 Module 5: Emotion Avoidance ; Chapter 11 Module 5: Emotion-Driven Behaviors ; Chapter 12 Module 6: Awareness and Tolerance of Physical Sensations ; Chapter 13 Module 7: Interoceptive and Situational Emotion Exposures ; Chapter 14 Medications for Anxiety, Depression, and Related Emotional Disorders ; Chapter 15 Module 8: Accomplishments, Maintenance, and Relapse Prevention ; References ; About the Authors

"A truly important book. This new approach to the treatment of the emotion-based disorders specifies in a lucid and accessible way a coherent group of strategies and procedures for addressing the processes that maintain these disorders. Strongly recommended."--Christopher G. Fairburn, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry, University of Oxford"With admirable grace, David Barlow's Unified Protocol segues through a series of evidence-based change techniques. Discussions of motivational interviewing, cognitive flexibility, and empathy are especially lucid. Hats off to the authorship team! Thanks for leading us into a new era of evidence-based practice."--Bonnie Spring, Ph.D., Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University"The unified protocol distills the core strategies emerging from the cognitive and behavioral interventions into a common set of principles that can be applied broadly to treat a diverse array of emotional and psychological disorders. The approach has great merit and represents a valuable advance in the field of clinical interventions."--Steven D. Hollon, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, Vanderbilt University"In addressing the two problems of comorbidity and transdiagnostic symptoms, David Barlow and his colleagues have developed a treatment program with wide applicability in everyday clinical practice--important for all mental health professionals."--Richard J. McNally, Ph.D., Department of Psychology, Harvard University"The therapist guide and patient workbook provide an important step-by-step resource for therapists, as well as education and concrete treatment strategies for patients themselves."--Suzanne Bennett Johnson, Ph.D., Distinguished Research Professor, Florida State University College of Medicine"Barlow and colleagues provide an outstanding clinical tool in their Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders. Superbly written and truly at the cutting edge of the field!"--Michelle G. Craske, PhD., Professor and Vice-Chair, Department of Psychology, UCLA