• About the Editor Contributors Foreword (James W. Pennebaker) Preface SECTION I: INTRODUCTION Chapter 1. The Role of Workbooks in the Delivery of Mental Health Services in Prevention, Psychotherapy, and Rehabilitation (Luciano L’Abate) The Status of Mental Health Needs in the United States The Status of Individual Psychotherapy Toward an Increasing Formalization of Psychological Interventions Implications of an Increasing Trend in Formalization Differences Between Clinical Practice and Research Workbooks in Current Psychological Literature Overview of Workbook Administration Toward a Classification of Writing Toward a Classification of Workbooks Advantages of Workbooks Metafunctions of Workbooks Disadvantages and Dangers of Workbook Administration Testing Theories Through Workbooks On the Nature of Evidence to Support Workbook and Structured Computer-Assisted Interventions Importance of Evaluation and Informed Consent for Workbook Administration Successful Sieves and Stepped Treatment in the Delivery of Mental Health Services Conclusion Chapter 2. Systematically Written Homework Assignments: The Case for Homework-Based Treatment (Luciano L’Abate) Professional Antecedents of Systematically Written Homework Assignments Workbooks As Extensions of Existing Knowledge Bridging the Semantic Gap Research with SWHAs A Meta-Analysis of Workbook Effectiveness Professional Implications Conclusion SECTION II: INDIVIDUALS Chapter 3. Dementia, Depression, and Workbooks: A Personal Odyssey (Everett Gorman) The Problem of Depression Completing Personal Assignments for Depression Conclusion Chapter 4. Life-Challenging Conditions and Helpers (Rubin Battino) Description of Workbooks Workbook for People Who Have a Life-Challenging Disease Workbook for Caregivers Workbook for Grieving Results from a Brief Survey Susan and Bill: A Case Study Implications and Conclusions Chapter 5. Schema-Focused Cognitive Therapy: A Stage-Specific Workbook Approach (Demián F. Goldstein) Rationale and Background for the Creation and Development of the Workbook Description of the Workbook Administering the Workbook The Stage-Specific Schema Inventory Implications for the Role of Workbooks in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Implications of the Present and Future Use of Workbooks in Mental Health Interventions Appendix: A Sample Assignment from the 3S WorkbookCrisis Three, Initiative versus Guilt Chapter 6. Healing the Trauma of Abuse: A Women’s Workbook (Ellen Arledge, Joselyn Y. Barsfield, Caroline L. Mitchell, Emily Moody, and Carolina J. Quesada) Description of Workbook Results of Workbook Administration Clients’ Comments Concerning Workbook Utilization The Role of Workbooks in Prevention Implications for Using the Workbook in Practice Conclusion Chapter 7. Workbooks for Individuals with Gambling Problems: Promoting the Natural Recovery Process Through Brief Intervention (David C. Hodgins) Recovery from Problem Gambling Natural versus Treatment-Assisted Recovery Applying the Stepped Care Model to Problem Gambling Self-Help Workbooks in Addictions Developing a Self-Help Workbook for Problem Gamblers Clinical Trial Conclusion Chapter 8. The Wheel of Wisdom with Depressed Inpatients (Piero De Giacomo, Marco Storelli, Andrea De Giacomo, Caterina Tarquinio, Giovanni

"OUTSTANDING... This book expertly reviews the strengths as well as the limitations of self-directed workbooks. A MUST-READ for all levels of the professional community and for the ever-growing collection of self-help groups seeking to meet the problems of human development."Patrick W. Corrigan, PsyD, Professor of Psychiatry and Executive Director, University of Chicago Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation "AT LAST, A SOURCE OF SPECIFIC SUGGESTIONS... CAN HELP CLINICIANS extend the work and influence of therapy through engaging patients outside their offices visits." Arthur M. Bodin, PhD, ABPP, ABI, Senior Research Fellow, Mental Research Institute, Palo Alto, California; Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry, UCSF School of Medicine

• About the Editor Contributors Foreword (James W. Pennebaker) Preface SECTION I: INTRODUCTION Chapter 1. The Role of Workbooks in the Delivery of Mental Health Services in Prevention, Psychotherapy, and Rehabilitation (Luciano L’Abate) The Status of Mental Health Needs in the United States The Status of Individual Psychotherapy Toward an Increasing Formalization of Psychological Interventions Implications of an Increasing Trend in Formalization Differences Between Clinical Practice and Research Workbooks in Current Psychological Literature Overview of Workbook Administration Toward a Classification of Writing Toward a Classification of Workbooks Advantages of Workbooks Metafunctions of Workbooks Disadvantages and Dangers of Workbook Administration Testing Theories Through Workbooks On the Nature of Evidence to Support Workbook and Structured Computer-Assisted Interventions Importance of Evaluation and Informed Consent for Workbook Administration Successful Sieves and Stepped Treatment in the Delivery of Mental Health Services Conclusion Chapter 2. Systematically Written Homework Assignments: The Case for Homework-Based Treatment (Luciano L’Abate) Professional Antecedents of Systematically Written Homework Assignments Workbooks As Extensions of Existing Knowledge Bridging the Semantic Gap Research with SWHAs A Meta-Analysis of Workbook Effectiveness Professional Implications Conclusion SECTION II: INDIVIDUALS Chapter 3. Dementia, Depression, and Workbooks: A Personal Odyssey (Everett Gorman) The Problem of Depression Completing Personal Assignments for Depression Conclusion Chapter 4. Life-Challenging Conditions and Helpers (Rubin Battino) Description of Workbooks Workbook for People Who Have a Life-Challenging Disease Workbook for Caregivers Workbook for Grieving Results from a Brief Survey Susan and Bill: A Case Study Implications and Conclusions Chapter 5. Schema-Focused Cognitive Therapy: A Stage-Specific Workbook Approach (Demián F. Goldstein) Rationale and Background for the Creation and Development of the Workbook Description of the Workbook Administering the Workbook The Stage-Specific Schema Inventory Implications for the Role of Workbooks in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Implications of the Present and Future Use of Workbooks in Mental Health Interventions Appendix: A Sample Assignment from the 3S WorkbookCrisis Three, Initiative versus Guilt Chapter 6. Healing the Trauma of Abuse: A Women’s Workbook (Ellen Arledge, Joselyn Y. Barsfield, Caroline L. Mitchell, Emily Moody, and Carolina J. Quesada) Description of Workbook Results of Workbook Administration Clients’ Comments Concerning Workbook Utilization The Role of Workbooks in Prevention Implications for Using the Workbook in Practice Conclusion Chapter 7. Workbooks for Individuals with Gambling Problems: Promoting the Natural Recovery Process Through Brief Intervention (David C. Hodgins) Recovery from Problem Gambling Natural versus Treatment-Assisted Recovery Applying the Stepped Care Model to Problem Gambling Self-Help Workbooks in Addictions Developing a Self-Help Workbook for Problem Gamblers Clinical Trial Conclusion Chapter 8. The Wheel of Wisdom with Depressed Inpatients (Piero De Giacomo, Marco Storelli, Andrea De Giacomo, Caterina Tarquinio, Giovanni

"OUTSTANDING... This book expertly reviews the strengths as well as the limitations of self-directed workbooks. A MUST-READ for all levels of the professional community and for the ever-growing collection of self-help groups seeking to meet the problems of human development."Patrick W. Corrigan, PsyD, Professor of Psychiatry and Executive Director, University of Chicago Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation "AT LAST, A SOURCE OF SPECIFIC SUGGESTIONS... CAN HELP CLINICIANS extend the work and influence of therapy through engaging patients outside their offices visits." Arthur M. Bodin, PhD, ABPP, ABI, Senior Research Fellow, Mental Research Institute, Palo Alto, California; Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry, UCSF School of Medicine

• About the Editor Contributors Foreword (James W. Pennebaker) Preface SECTION I: INTRODUCTION Chapter 1. The Role of Workbooks in the Delivery of Mental Health Services in Prevention, Psychotherapy, and Rehabilitation (Luciano L’Abate) The Status of Mental Health Needs in the United States The Status of Individual Psychotherapy Toward an Increasing Formalization of Psychological Interventions Implications of an Increasing Trend in Formalization Differences Between Clinical Practice and Research Workbooks in Current Psychological Literature Overview of Workbook Administration Toward a Classification of Writing Toward a Classification of Workbooks Advantages of Workbooks Metafunctions of Workbooks Disadvantages and Dangers of Workbook Administration Testing Theories Through Workbooks On the Nature of Evidence to Support Workbook and Structured Computer-Assisted Interventions Importance of Evaluation and Informed Consent for Workbook Administration Successful Sieves and Stepped Treatment in the Delivery of Mental Health Services Conclusion Chapter 2. Systematically Written Homework Assignments: The Case for Homework-Based Treatment (Luciano L’Abate) Professional Antecedents of Systematically Written Homework Assignments Workbooks As Extensions of Existing Knowledge Bridging the Semantic Gap Research with SWHAs A Meta-Analysis of Workbook Effectiveness Professional Implications Conclusion SECTION II: INDIVIDUALS Chapter 3. Dementia, Depression, and Workbooks: A Personal Odyssey (Everett Gorman) The Problem of Depression Completing Personal Assignments for Depression Conclusion Chapter 4. Life-Challenging Conditions and Helpers (Rubin Battino) Description of Workbooks Workbook for People Who Have a Life-Challenging Disease Workbook for Caregivers Workbook for Grieving Results from a Brief Survey Susan and Bill: A Case Study Implications and Conclusions Chapter 5. Schema-Focused Cognitive Therapy: A Stage-Specific Workbook Approach (Demián F. Goldstein) Rationale and Background for the Creation and Development of the Workbook Description of the Workbook Administering the Workbook The Stage-Specific Schema Inventory Implications for the Role of Workbooks in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Implications of the Present and Future Use of Workbooks in Mental Health Interventions Appendix: A Sample Assignment from the 3S WorkbookCrisis Three, Initiative versus Guilt Chapter 6. Healing the Trauma of Abuse: A Women’s Workbook (Ellen Arledge, Joselyn Y. Barsfield, Caroline L. Mitchell, Emily Moody, and Carolina J. Quesada) Description of Workbook Results of Workbook Administration Clients’ Comments Concerning Workbook Utilization The Role of Workbooks in Prevention Implications for Using the Workbook in Practice Conclusion Chapter 7. Workbooks for Individuals with Gambling Problems: Promoting the Natural Recovery Process Through Brief Intervention (David C. Hodgins) Recovery from Problem Gambling Natural versus Treatment-Assisted Recovery Applying the Stepped Care Model to Problem Gambling Self-Help Workbooks in Addictions Developing a Self-Help Workbook for Problem Gamblers Clinical Trial Conclusion Chapter 8. The Wheel of Wisdom with Depressed Inpatients (Piero De Giacomo, Marco Storelli, Andrea De Giacomo, Caterina Tarquinio, Giovanni

"OUTSTANDING... This book expertly reviews the strengths as well as the limitations of self-directed workbooks. A MUST-READ for all levels of the professional community and for the ever-growing collection of self-help groups seeking to meet the problems of human development."Patrick W. Corrigan, PsyD, Professor of Psychiatry and Executive Director, University of Chicago Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation "AT LAST, A SOURCE OF SPECIFIC SUGGESTIONS... CAN HELP CLINICIANS extend the work and influence of therapy through engaging patients outside their offices visits." Arthur M. Bodin, PhD, ABPP, ABI, Senior Research Fellow, Mental Research Institute, Palo Alto, California; Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry, UCSF School of Medicine