Handbook of Cognitive Hypnotherapy for Depression: An Evidence-Based Approach |
230 pages
This handbook is the first to provide a conceptual framework and rationale - based on scientific, theoretical, and empirical evidence - for combining cognitive behavior therapy with hypnotherapy in treating clinical depression. The conceptual framework - the Circular Feedback Model of Depression - allows clinicians to adopt an evidence-based practice in psychotherapy, integrating the best research with clinical expertise in the context of patient characteristics, culture, and preferences. The book offers detailed guidance in applying empirically supported principles of psychological assessment, treatment protocols, therapeutic relationship, and intervention.
About the author: Assen Alladin, Ph.D. is a chartered clinical psychologist at the Foothills Medical Centre and an adjunct assistant professor at the University of Calgary. For over 25 years he has worked as a clinical psychologist with adolescents, adults, and couples in a variety of settings including health centres, mental health clinics, the Calgary Police Service, various corporate (EAP) organizations, and hospital based in- and outpatient programs. He currently works with the Young Adult Program, FMC, for the Calgary Health Region, and was given the Best Research Paper Award by Division 30 (Clinical Hypnosis) of APA at the APA Annual Convention in Washington, DC in April 2007. Assen presented a paper on "Cognitive hypnotherapy for depression: An empirical investigation". |
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