Full Description
Contemporary research on major emotional disorders emphasizes their commonalities rather than their differences. This research continues to lend support for a unified transdiagnostic approach to treatment of these disorders that considers their commonalities and is applicable to a range of emotional problems.
Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders provides an alternative to disorder-specific treatments of various emotional disorders, designed to be applicable to the wide range of anxiety and other disorders with strong emotional components. The Therapist Guide and accompanying client Workbook present an eight-module therapy program that puts substantial emphasis on emotion-focused approaches, helping clients confront and experience challenging emotions while teaching them how to regulate those emotions. Expanded considerably in this second edition, the volume provides guidance on using the Unified Protocol (UP) to address problems not only with anxiety, but also with depression, eating disorders, non-suicidal self-injury, substance use, and anger. Treatment procedures have been further elucidated and more guidance is provided to practitioners on how to present key treatment concepts. Chapters brand new to this updated edition introduce functional assessment and describe how to provide the UP in a group format, while patient materials have been revised, streamlined, and made more user-friendly.
Contents
Acknowledgments
Part I Background for Therapists
Chapter 1 Introduction to the Unified Protocol
Chapter 2 Basic Principles Underlying Treatment and Outline of the Treatment Procedures
Chapter 3 Additional Information for Therapists
Chapter 4 Overview of General Treatment Format and Procedures
Part II Treatment Modules
Chapter 5 Session 1: Functional Assessment and Introduction to Treatment
Chapter 6 Module 1: Setting Goals and Maintaining Motivation
Chapter 7 Module 2: Understanding Emotions
Chapter 8 Module 3: Mindful Emotion Awareness
Chapter 9 Module 4: Cognitive Flexibility
Chapter 10 Module 5: Countering Emotional Behaviors
Chapter 11 Module 6: Understanding and Confronting Physical Sensations
Chapter 12 Module 7: Emotion Exposures
Chapter 13 Medications for Anxiety, Depression, and Related Emotional Disorders
Chapter 14 Module 8: Recognizing Accomplishments and Looking to the Future
Chapter 15 Using the UP in a Group Format
Definitions of Key Terms
References
About the Authors
