Synopses & Reviews
Review
"A helpful and accessible resource....Dattilio provides rich case examples that illuminate common maladaptive cognitions and behaviors in couple functioning and the particular role that affect plays in couple and family distress....With an extensive knowledge of the science of couples and family research and a keen passion for the art of clinical work, Dattilio has produced a high-quality, well-informed, and useful guide for CBT couples and family clinicians of all experience levels."--Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
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"Dattilio provides an excellent description of the development of cognitive-behavioral couple and family therapy and its underlying principles and constructs. He offers a thought-provoking and stimulating discussion of how attachment theory and schema therapy can inform and improve couple and family treatments. Of particular value are the book's clinically rich, vivid case examples. Seasoned clinicians and students alike will find Dattilios descriptions of his interactions with couples and families to be pragmatic, flexible, integrative, and highly engaging. He is an excellent role model for how to be a sensitive and effective clinician with a variety of clients; I know I will rely on this book a great deal to train new therapists."--Kristina Coop Gordon, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Tennessee
"Sweeping in scope, and backed by a thorough review of the literature, this book is an outstanding contribution to the cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) literature. Dattilio covers a great deal of ground clearly and brings the reader up to date on the latest developments in the field. The book's integration of key techniques from systemic and family therapy into a CBT model makes it a core text for every therapists library."--Antony Kidman, PhD, Director, Health Psychology Unit, University of Technology, Sydney (UTS), Australia "This book is a 'must read' for therapists and researchers in the family field. As a comprehensive guide to cognitive-behavioral therapy with families, it will make a great textbook to be enjoyed by many generations of students. The book is a wonderful integration of research findings and case studies; the latter are especially delightful to read, and will serve as a model for students as well as for experienced therapists."--Cloe Madanes, LIC, HDL, President, The Madanes Institute, La Jolla, California "Dattilio has retained the core principles of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) while offering an expanded perspective on schemas. He also integrates information on neurobiology, attachment, general systems theory, mindfulness, and emotion regulation. In addition to providing a conceptual framework for therapy, the book offers specific skills and techniques such as the 'downward arrow technique' and 'behavioral rehearsal.' This is the most comprehensive guide to CBT for couples and families that Ive seen. I especially appreciate Dattilio's thoughtful examination of the role of emotions in couple interactions. This would be an excellent textbook for a theories class or a clinical practicum."--JoEllen Patterson, PhD, Marital and Family Therapy Program, University of San Diego
Review
"This book lives up to its title—it is comprehensive and almost a mini encyclopedia of information about CBT tools and techniques. Non-CBT specialists will find it comprehensible, well illustrated with clinical examples and applicable to clinical practice....The author describes his methods clearly, with diagrams and references to other authors. His frequent use of clinical examples keeps the material grounded in the reality of client work. The use of headings and sub-headings in the text aid the accessibility and usefulness of the content. Questions and strategies are clearly set out. All this helps the book to be practically useful to busy therapists....Counselors will find the strategies for overcoming common roadblocks and resistance to change relevant and useful. CBT specialists will find the chapters on schema and neuroscience of particular interest....This book has something to offer all therapists who can scour its contents for valuable additions to their therapeutic toolboxes."--The Independent Practitioner
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"Dattilio succeeds in presenting a comprehensive model of CBT with couples and families....A particular strength inherent in Dattilio's writing is his ability to integrate clinical practice informed by and supported by research, leading to evidence-based practice to which we all aspire. He does this by creating a balance of science, theory, practice, and techniques, punctuated by clinical vignettes....This is a must read book for CBT practitioners and couple and family practitioners."--The National Psychologist
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"This book achieves the difficult task of being clinically engaging and warm yet empirically rigorous. As a clinician, I appreciate the numerous clinical examples and careful balance between theory and technique. It is a fun book to read, and is full of clinical guidance. As a researcher, I appreciate the breadth of research supporting his assertions. As a professor, I plan on using this as a core text in both my couple and family therapy courses. It is on my short list of must-read books for therapists regardless of preferred approach or years of experience."--American Journal of Family Therapy
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"[Uses] well-written and accessible case examples, and provide[s] enough of an overview so that readers unfamiliar with either CBT or common factors will be able to benefit from the text....Dattilio challenges assumptions that CBT ignores emotions and systematic conceptualizations of problems and treatments....Written for clinicians, although researchers new to either CBT or common factors would benefit from the content....Suited for post-graduate clinicians and educators....Highly recommended."--Families in Society
Review
"This book is very helpful for placing into context attempts to reconcile CBT with family/couples therapy, which has quite a history….Dattilio gives strength to the idea that ‘the language of CBT is useful for understanding all manner of patient presentations."--Clinical Psychology Forum
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"This book heralds a new age in clinical neuropsychology. Marcotte and Grant have done a masterful job of identifying leaders in the field of everyday functioning to capture the breadth and depth of this critical and challenging area. Chapters provide an excellent framework for assessing everyday functioning and its relationship to cognitive deficits across a wide spectrum of etiologies and types of functions. The volume is 'must' reading for clinicians and researchers, and the functional impact of neuropsychological deficits should be a cornerstone of neuropsychological training programs. Instructors in the field will find this book an indispensable text."--Kathleen Y. Haaland, PhD, ABPP-CN, New Mexico VA Healthcare System and Departments of Neurology and Psychiatry, University of New Mexico "Finally, a book that puts the brain into the context of the real world! The editors and contributors should be commended for this remarkable, broad-reaching volume that explores the neuropsychological underpinnings of some of our most fundamental tasks of everyday living. Not since Halsteads seminal Brain and Intelligence has the ecological validity of neuropsychological procedures been systematically raised to such a truly scientific plane of inquiry. Thought provoking and generative, this book is 'must' reading for practitioners, researchers, advanced graduate students, and instructors."--Gordon J. Chelune, PhD, ABPP-CN, Senior Neuropsychologist, Center for Alzheimers Care, Imaging and Research, Department of Neurology, University of Utah "Often, clinicians and investigators find it difficult to understand the implications of neuropsychological test performance for real-world functioning. This comprehensive book presents state-of-the-art approaches for the evaluation of function in applied situations. It then explores the relationship between cognition and function in specific medical conditions and contexts. This book will be of great value to both the student and the experienced clinical practitioner. It will also serve as an important guide to investigators who wish to explore the functional implications of cognitive changes."--Yaakov Stern, PhD, Division Leader, Cognitive Neuroscience Division, Columbia University
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"Impressive in both scope and depth....This is an extremely impressive book which fills a great void in the field. It should be required reading for all clinical neuropsychology students/trainees as well as for all of us who strive on a daily basis to provide useful recommendations to patients and their families....Great progress has been made with a great distance yet to be travelled. This excellent book represents a significant milestone in this journey."--Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology
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"I am confident that the material in this book will aid clinicians in evaluating the ecological validity of their clinical assessments and in generating empirically supported recommendations for clients. Researchers will benefit from the comprehensive review of the burgeoning literature on everyday functioning. Even investigators whose research programs do not directly address functional abilities will find this volume to be a comprehensive summary that will stimulate thoughts on the functional impact of the neuropsychological constructs that they investigate. This book also could serve as an interesting text for a graduate seminar class. Such a course might spur future neuropsychologists to consider important functional issues early in their careers. In sum, I recommend that all neuropsychologists read this volume, as the information that it contains will certainly aid clinicians and researchers to improve the everyday functioning of our discipline."--Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society
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"The chapter authors are well chosen and include many notable clinical scientists who have been actively developing practical assessment methods and empirically evaluating the capacity of assessment results to predict behavior....Although the primary audience for this book is clinical neuropsychologists, other psychologists can benefit from reading this text, either by deriving links to instruments and methods or by expanding their own conceptual frameworks."--PsycCRITIQUES
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“Clearly written. Topics are discussed in detail and references for additional reading are included. This is a book that will be of interest to many psychologists. For those who are very familiar with the field of neuropsychology, there are chapters, such as the one on approaches to functional assessment in occupational therapy, which may offer new insights. For those new to the field, this book may serve as an excellent overview. Physicians and residents in the fields of neurology, neurosurgery, psychiatry, geriatrics, and even infectious disease (eg, HIV), could learn a great deal that may have clinical relevance to their patients functional abilities, from the discussion of both general theoretical and specific, practical matters. Social workers and marriage and family therapists, sometimes called upon to advise patients or families regarding functional concerns, could reference ideas for referrals or suggestions of resources to consider.”--Annals of Clinical Psychiatry
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“A welcome addition to the field and provides a cutting-edge review of theoretical, conceptual, and applied clinical issues in investigating the link between neuropsychometric measurement of cognitive abilities and the ability to carry out tasks of everyday living, including instrumental activities of daily living, vocational functioning, medication management, and automobile driving….Authoritative and well written. The book is well organized in sections that variously focus on theoretical and conceptual issues, as well as specific clinical conditions. The book is grounded in empirical science and is likely to be a valuable resource for both clinicians and researchers in the fields of neuropsychology, neurology, clinical psychology, psychiatry, gerontology, and rehabilitation medicine, as well as for graduate-level students, residents, and fellows in these fields….Stimulates critical thinking regarding current methods and provides a solid foundation to foster future research.”--Applied Neuropsychology
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“Outstanding….The book is well organized….This volume does an excellent job of bringing together these…disciplines in one location so that their complementary approaches can be evaluated side by side….This book has certainly achieved its aims and provides an excellent resource both for young scientists and for experienced investigators. I believe it could be useful as a graduate-level textbook in neuropsychology and particularly important for helping students transition between the detail of neuroanatomy, neuropsychological ability, and neuroscience to the broader application of neuropsychology to the real world of patients. I highly recommend this book and encourage all neuropsychologists to read it in the hope that they will benefit from the knowledge as much as I have.”--Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology
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“This comprehensive guide combines research and clinical wisdom….Vivid clinical examples illustrate the process of conducting thorough assessments, implementing carefully planned cognitive and behavioral interventions, and overcoming roadblocks.”--Counseling Today
Synopsis
From a leading expert in cognitive-behavioral therapy and couple and family therapy, this comprehensive guide combines research and clinical wisdom. The author shows how therapeutic techniques originally designed for individuals have been successfully adapted for couples and families struggling with a wide range of relationship problems and stressful life transitions. Vivid clinical examples illustrate the process of conducting thorough assessments, implementing carefully planned cognitive and behavioral interventions, and overcoming roadblocks. Read and used by clinicians worldwide, the book highlights ways to enhance treatment by drawing on current knowledge about relationship dynamics, attachment, and neurobiology. Cultural diversity issues are woven throughout.
See also Dattilio's edited volume, Case Studies in Couple and Family Therapy, which features case presentations from distinguished practitioners plus commentary from Dattilio on how to integrate systemic and cognitive perspectives.
Synopsis
While neuropsychological testing can accurately detect cognitive deficits in persons with brain injury, the ability to reliably predict how these individuals will function in everyday life has remained elusive. This authoritative volume brings together well-known experts to present recent advances in the neuropsychological assessment of key real-world capacities: the ability to live independently, work, manage medications, and drive a car. For each of these domains, contributors describe cutting-edge tests, procedures, and interpretive strategies and examine salient theoretical and methodological issues. Chapters also review approaches for evaluating specific populations, including older adults and patients with traumatic brain injury, depression, dementia, schizophrenia, and other neurological and psychiatric disorders.
About the Author
From a leading expert in cognitive-behavioral therapy and couple and family therapy, this comprehensive guide combines cutting-edge research and clinical wisdom. The author shows how therapeutic techniques originally designed for individuals have been successfully adapted for use with couples and families struggling with a wide range of relationship problems and stressful life transitions. Vivid clinical examples illustrate the process of conducting thorough assessments, implementing carefully planned cognitive and behavioral interventions, and overcoming roadblocks. The book highlights ways to enhance treatment by drawing on the latest knowledge about relationship dynamics, attachment, and neurobiology. Cultural diversity issues are woven throughout.
1. Introduction
2. The Mechanics of Change with Couples and Families
3. The Schema Component in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
4. The Role of Neurobiological Processes
5. Methods of Clinical Assessment
6. Cognitive-Behavioral Techniques
7. Special Topics
8. Enhancements to Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
9. Case Examples
10. Epilogue
Appendix A. Questionnaires and Inventories for Couples and Families
Appendix B. Dysfunctional Thought Record"Dattilio provides an excellent description of the development of cognitive-behavioral couple and family therapy and its underlying principles and constructs. He offers a thought-provoking and stimulating discussion of how attachment theory and schema therapy can inform and improve couple and family treatments. Of particular value are the book's clinically rich, vivid case examples. Seasoned clinicians and students alike will find Dattilios descriptions of his interactions with couples and families to be pragmatic, flexible, integrative, and highly engaging. He is an excellent role model for how to be a sensitive and effective clinician with a variety of clients; I know I will rely on this book a great deal to train new therapists."--Kristina Coop Gordon, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Tennessee
"Sweeping in scope, and backed by a thorough review of the literature, this book is an outstanding contribution to the cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) literature. Dattilio covers a great deal of ground clearly and brings the reader up to date on the latest developments in the field. The book's integration of key techniques from systemic and family therapy into a CBT model makes it a core text for every therapists library."--Antony Kidman, PhD, Director, Health Psychology Unit, University of Technology, Sydney (UTS), Australia "This book is a 'must read' for therapists and researchers in the family field. As a comprehensive guide to cognitive-behavioral therapy with families, it will make a great textbook to be enjoyed by many generations of students. The book is a wonderful integration of research findings and case studies; the latter are especially delightful to read, and will serve as a model for students as well as for experienced therapists."--Cloe Madanes, LIC, HDL, President, The Madanes Institute, La Jolla, California "Dattilio has retained the core principles of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) while offering an expanded perspective on schemas. He also integrates information on neurobiology, attachment, general systems theory, mindfulness, and emotion regulation. In addition to providing a conceptual framework for therapy, the book offers specific skills and techniques such as the 'downward arrow technique' and 'behavioral rehearsal.' This is the most comprehensive guide to CBT for couples and families that Ive seen. I especially appreciate Dattilio's thoughtful examination of the role of emotions in couple interactions."--JoEllen Patterson, PhD, Marital and Family Therapy Program, University of San Diego "This book lives up to its title--it is comprehensive and almost a mini encyclopedia of information about CBT tools and techniques. Non-CBT specialists will find it comprehensible, well illustrated with clinical examples and applicable to clinical practice....The author describes his methods clearly, with diagrams and references to other authors. His frequent use of clinical examples keeps the material grounded in the reality of client work. The use of headings and sub-headings in the text aid the accessibility and usefulness of the content. Questions and strategies are clearly set out. All this helps the book to be practically useful to busy therapists....Counselors will find the strategies for overcoming common roadblocks and resistance to change relevant and useful. CBT specialists will find the chapters on schema and neuroscience of particular interest....This book has something to offer all therapists who can scour its contents for valuable additions to their therapeutic toolboxes."--The Independent Practitioner
"A helpful and accessible resource....Dattilio provides rich case examples that illuminate common maladaptive cognitions and behaviors in couple functioning and the particular role that affect plays in couple and family distress....With an extensive knowledge of the science of couples and family research and a keen passion for the art of clinical work, Dattilio has produced a high-quality, well-informed, and useful guide for CBT couples and family clinicians of all experience levels."--Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
Frank M. Dattilio, PhD, ABPP, holds faculty positions with the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. He is also in the private practice of clinical and forensic psychology and marital and family therapy in Allentown, Pennsylvania. With more than 250 professional publications in the areas of couple and family problems, anxiety and behavioral disorders, and forensic and clinical psychology, Dr. Dattilio has presented extensively on CBT throughout the world. His works have been translated into more than 27 languages and are used in over 80 countries. He serves on the editorial boards of a number of professional journals, including the Journal of Marital and Family Therapy and Contemporary Family Therapy. Dr. Dattilio is a recipient of several awards for outstanding achievement in the fields of psychology and psychotherapy, including, most recently, the MFT of the Year Award from the Pennsylvania Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.
Table of Contents
I. Assessment Concepts and Methods
A. Approaches to Assessing the Relationship between Cognition and Everyday Functioning
1. Neuropsychology and the Prediction of Everyday Functioning, Thomas D. Marcotte, J. Cobb Scott, Rujvi Kamat, and Robert K. Heaton
2. Understanding the Relevance of Human Factors/Ergonomics to Neuropsychology Practice and the Assessment of Everyday Functioning, Wendy A. Rogers, Andrew K. Mayer, and Cara B. Fausset
3. Occupational Therapy Approach to Assessing the Relationship between Cognition and Function, Carolyn M. Baum and Noomi Katz
B. Assessment of Specific Functional Abilities and Assessment Considerations
4. The Relationship between Instrumental Activities of Daily Living and Neuropsychological Performance, David Loewenstein and Amarilis Acevedo
5. The Prediction of Vocational Functioning from Neuropsychological Performance, Joseph R. Sadek and Wilfred G. van Gorp
6. Medication Management, Terry R. Barclay, Matthew J. Wright, and Charles H. Hinkin
7. The Brain on the Road, Matthew Rizzo and Ida L. Kellison
8. Considerations in the Cross-Cultural Assessment of Functional Abilities, Mariana Cherner
II. Everyday Impact of Normal Aging and Neuropsychiatric Disorders
9. The Impact of Cognitive Impairments on Health-Related Quality of Life, Robert M. Kaplan, Brent T. Mausbach, Thomas D. Marcotte, and Thomas L. Patterson
10. Normal Aging and Everyday Functioning, Karlene Ball, Lesley A. Ross, and Sarah Viamonte
11. Everyday Functioning in Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment, Paul Malloy and Nicole C. R. McLaughlin
12. Everyday Functioning in Vascular Dementia, Robert H. Paul, Susan E. Maloney, and Patricia Boyle
13. Everyday Impact of Traumatic Brain Injury, Rema A. Lillie, Kristina Kowalski, Brigitte N. Patry, Claire Sira, Holly Tuokko, and Catherine A. Mateer
14. Neuropsychological Assessment and Sports-Related Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (Concussion), Mark R. Lovell and Jamie E. Pardini
15. Cognitive Functioning and Everyday Tasks in Multiple Sclerosis, Peter A. Arnett and Megan M. Smith
16. Everyday Impact of HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorders, J. Cobb Scott and Thomas D. Marcotte
17. The Influence of Depression on Cognition and Daily Functioning, David J. Moore, Suzanne Moseley, and J. Hampton Atkinson
18. Cognition and Daily Functioning in Schizophrenia, Michael F. GreenFuture Directions in the Assessment of Everyday Functioning, Thomas D. Marcotte and Igor Grant