Beyond Diagnosis

The second edition of Beyond Diagnosis is a fully updated and expanded examination of Vic Meyer's pioneering case formulation approach and its application to cognitive behavioral therapy.

• Recommends dynamic, individualized assessment over standard diagnostic classification for complex individual problems
• Presents detailed analysis of advanced cases that are relevant for clinical practice
• Features a foreword by Ira Turkat, as well as discussion of the most up-to-date clinical procedures from a world-wide group of case formulation experts

Die 2. Auflage von "Beyond Diagnostics" ist eine komplett überarbeitete und erweiterte Betrachtung von Victor Meyers bahnbrechendem Ansatz der Fallformulierung und dessen Anwendung auf die kognitive Verhaltenstherapie.
- Empfiehlt für komplexe individuelle Probleme eine dynamische und individualisierte Bewertung statt einer standardisierten diagnostischen Klassifizierung.
- Präsentiert eine detaillierte Analyse komplexer Fallbeispiele mit Relevanz für die klinische Praxis.
- Mit einem Vorwort von Ira Turkat und Erläuterungen hochaktueller klinischer Verfahren durch eine weltweite Gruppe von Experten im Bereich Fallformulierung.

List of Contributors vii

Foreword ix

Preface xii

1 The Development of Case Formulation Approaches 1
Michael Bruch

2 The UCL Case Formulation Model: Clinical Process and Procedures 24
Michael Bruch

3 Case Formulation: A Hypothesis-Testing Process 53
Richard S. Hallam

4 Case Formulation and the Therapeutic Relationship 74
Peter G. AuBuchon

5 The Therapeutic Relationship as a Critical Intervention in a Case of Complex PTSD and OCD 96
Peter G. AuBuchon

6 Generalized Anxiety Disorder: Personalized Case Formulation and Treatment 133
Kieron O’Connor, Amélie Drolet-Marcoux, Geneviève Larocque and Karolan Gervais

7 Cognitive-Behavioural Formulation and the Scientist-Practitioner: Working with an Adolescent Boy 165
David A. Lane and Sarah Corrie

8 Cognitive-behavioural Case Formulation in the Treatment of a Complex Case of Social Anxiety Disorder and Substance Misuse 194
Samia Ezzamel, Marcantonio M. Spada and Ana V. Nikčević

Appendix: Invited Case Transcript: The Initial Clinical Hypothesis 220
Ira Daniel Turkat

Index 231

Michael Bruch is a Consultant Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapist and Senior Research Associate in the Department of Psychology at University College London. He is also a visiting professor in the Dept of Psychology at London Metropolitan University. Previously, he was co-director of the Cognitive-Behavioural Psychotherapy unit at UCL and visiting professor in the Dept of Mental Health Sciences.
He teaches CBT with particular emphasis on case formulation at a number of universities across Europe. His main research interests involve conceptualization of complex disorders, psychotherapy training and supervision, and case formulation. He has published widely, including five books on CBT.

The second edition of Beyond Diagnosis is a fully updated and expanded examination of Vic Meyer's pioneering case formulation approach and its application to cognitive behavioral therapy. Featuring a foreword by Ira Turkat, the book discusses the benefits of this seminal approach to CBT and shows how dynamic, individualized assessment of complex individual problems can be more effective than standard diagnostic classification.

In addition to theoretical chapters, the book also presents advanced case studies with detailed analysis from experts in the field. It is tailored for student use in training courses but will also be of interest to clinical and health psychologists, psychiatrists, psychiatric nurses, social workers and other mental health practitioners. Comprehensive and coherent, Beyond Diagnosis returns case formulation to the focus that Meyer intended and demonstrates its continuing relevance in clinical practice today.