ARTHUR E. JONGSMA, JR., PHD, is Series Editor for the bestselling PracticePlanners. He has provided professional mental health services to both inpatient and outpatient clients for approximately 50 years. He was the Founder and Director of Psychological Consultants, a group private practice in Michigan for 25 years.

L. MARK PETERSON, ACSW, was Program Manager for Bethany Christian Services’ Residential Treatment and Family Counseling programs in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

TIMOTHY J. BRUCE, PHD, is Professor and Associate Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at the University of Illinois College of Medicine.

Contents

PracticePlanners Series Preface vii
Acknowledgements ix
About the Companion Website xi
Introduction 1

Anger Control Problems 14
Antisocial Behavior 26
Anxiety 36
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)- Adult 47
Bipolar Disorder- Depression 58
Bipolar Disorder- Mania 70
Borderline Personality Disorder 81
Childhood Trauma 92
Chronic Pain 99
Cognitive Deficits 110
Dependency 122
Deprssion-Unipolar 131
Dissociation 143
Eating Disorders and Obesity 151
Educational Deficits 163
Family Conflict 171
Female Sexual Dysfunction 181
Financial Stress 192
Grief/Loss Unresolved 199
Impulse Control Disorder 208
Intimate Relationship Conflicts 218
Legal Conflicts 228
Loneliness 235
Low Self-Esteem 246
Male Sexual Dysfunction 253
Medical Issues 263
Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders 273
Opioid Use Disorder 284
Panic/Agoraphobia 296
Paranoid Ideation 306
Parenting 313
Phase of Life Problems 325
Phobia 334
Posttaumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) 343
Psychoticism 356
Sexual Abuse Victim 367
Sexual Orientation Confusion 376
Sleep Disturbance 386
Social Anxiety 392
Somatic Symptom/Illness Anxiety 402
Spiritual Confusion 414
Substance Use 420
Suicidal Ideation 433
Type A Behavior 444
Vocational Stress 454

Appendix A Bibliotherapy Suggestions 465
Appendix B References to Clinical Resources
for Evidence-Based Chapters 500
Appendix C Recovery Model Objectives and Interventions 533
Appendix D Alphabetical Index of Sources for Assessment Instruments
and Clinical Interview Forms Cited in Interventions 539