Mastering Your Adult ADHD: A Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment Program Therapist Guide (Treatments That Work) [Paperback]

Steven A. Safren (Author), Carol A. Perlman (Author), Susan Sprich (Author), Michael W. Otto (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0195188187 | ISBN-13: 978-0195188189 | Publication Date: June 16, 2005 | Edition: 1

ADHD in adulthood is a prevalent and impairing disorder. While medications have been effective in treating adult ADHD, the majority of individuals treated with medications have residual symptoms that require additional skills and symptom management strategies. Except for the intervention described in this series, there have been virtually no tested psychological interventions for clients with adult ADHD to date.

Used in conjunction with the corresponding client workbook, this therapist guide offers effective treatment strategies that follow an empirically-supported treatment approach. It provides clinicians with effective means of teaching clients skills that have been scientifically tested and shown to help adults cope with ADHD. The step-by-step, session-by-session descriptions are a practical resource for therapists who deliver the treatment to clients with ADHD. Together, the therapist guide and client workbook contain all of the information and materials necessary to delivery this treatment in the context of individual outpatient cognitive behavioral therapy.

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About the Author

Steven A. Safren is at Massachusetts General Hospital. Susan Sprich is at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; 1 edition (June 16, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0195188187
• ISBN-13: 978-0195188189
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 6.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #228,285 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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More About the Author

Michael W. Otto, Ph.D. was born and raised in New Mexico. After getting his doctorate at the University of New Mexico he moved to the East Coast where he is now Professor of Psychology at Boston University. He is a federally funded investigator of strategies to improve treatment outcome for anxiety, mood, and substance use disorders, with over 300 publications spanning his research interests. Dr. Otto has over two decades of clinical and research experience at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, and has served as President of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. A central professional role has been to teach new therapists the art of helping people find successful strategies for desired change. Most recently, he has turned his attention to writing treatment manuals and books, including the following books written and published in the last several years:

* Hofmann & Otto (2008). Cognitive behavior therapy for social anxiety disorder: Evidence-based and disorder-specific treatment techniques. New York: Routledge.
* Otto et al. (2008). Living with bipolar disorder. New York: Oxford University Press.
* Otto et al. (2008). Managing bipolar disorder: A cognitive-behavioral approach (Therapist guide). New York: Oxford University Press.
* Otto & Pollack (2009). Stopping anxiety medication, 2nd Edition (Therapist guide). New York: Oxford University Press.
* Smits & Otto (2009). Exercise for mood and anxiety disorders (Therapist guide). New York: Oxford University Press.
* Otto et al. (in press). 10-Minute CBT: Integrating cognitive-behavioral strategies into your practice. New York: Oxford University Press.
* Otto, M. W. & Smits, J. A. J. (in press). Exercise for mood and anxiety: Proven strategies for overcoming depression and enhancing well being. New York: Oxford University Press.

These works direct readers to the central elements of change, to help readers and/or their therapists direct their efforts toward clinical success.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, research proven. no nonsense, November 23, 2007

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Dennis I. Saller (Modesto, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mastering Your Adult ADHD: A Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment Program Therapist Guide (Treatments That Work) (Paperback)

This book is about as good as it gets for ADHD treatment. It doesn't say too much or too little, just what the ADHD person needs. I have tried all kinds of other techniques and books, but this one really stuck with me. I highly recommend it if you're looking for something that works over something long and complicated.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Straightforward ADHD Treatment: Therapist's Companion Guide, June 28, 2010

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kac - chicago - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Mastering Your Adult ADHD: A Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment Program Therapist Guide (Treatments That Work) (Paperback)

This companion therapist guide links very well with the patient guide for employing an additional treatment for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.

It starts at a very basic level to enhance motivation for treatment, and systematically (and repetitively) addresses skills to manage and organize life (such as obtaining calendar, notebook for task list, task list development and prioritization and plan for implementation), then moves on to distractablity (fitting tasks to individual's capacity, environmental manipulations) and finally to learn adaptive thinking strategies.

The modules are tightly organized, and build on each other. The overall program is very application oriented, with much stress on continual employment of strategies and techniques.

I think this is a very worthwhile product, which when used as it is intended, can lead to improvement for those with adult ADHD.

10 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars overpriced and not much help, February 2, 2007

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Carol S. (Downingtown, PA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Mastering Your Adult ADHD: A Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment Program Therapist Guide (Treatments That Work) (Paperback)

If you know nothing about ADHD you may learn a few things here but I would describe this book as 2 or 3 pages worth of helpful information crammed into an expensive 130-page manual. Save your money and read Driven to Distraction or other works.