Therapist's Guide to Evidence-Based Relapse Prevention

Relapse refers to the return to symptomatic behaviors after a period of symptom remission and is the most widely noted outcome following treatment for psychological and substance abuse disorders. Therapist’s Guide to Evidence-Based Relapse Prevention presents the best practices toward prevention and intervention strategy to prevent initial lapses as well as to provide lapse management skills to better counter lapses should they occur. Coverage includes relapse prevention techniques as applied to a wide variety of behaviors, including eating behavior, smoking, drinking, psychotic symptoms, post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, and depression. Relapse prevention techniques are described for a broad range of client populations and in diverse treatment settings. In addition to providing summaries of the evidence basis for best practices, chapters include specific strategies for implementing techniques, including a step by step overview of how to incorporate relapse prevention skills into a clinical practice. Case examples additionally illustrate implementation and results.

Special Features:

• Discusses best practices based on evidence based research
• Applies to a wide variety of disorders, patient populations, and treatment settings
• Provides step by step techniques and strategies for clinical practice
• Includes case examples to better illustrate techniques and outcomes