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Short-term Group therapieS for CompliCated Grief TwO RESEARch-BASEd MOdELS William e. piper, John S. ogrodniczuk, anthony S. Joyce, and rene Weideman Although a certain amount of grief is expected and normal following the loss of a loved one, many people experience particularly intense and/or long-lasting grief, or complicated grief (CG). Up to 20% of acutely bereaved individuals and 33% of psychiatric outpatients suffer from CG. Furthermore, as the baby boom generation ages, the number of people experiencing CG will likely increase. Over the past 22 years, William E. Piper and colleagues have developed and tested two models for treating CG with short-term group therapy. Extensive randomized, controlled clinical trials have demonstrated significantly higher effect sizes for the model treatments than other CG treatments, including individual therapy approaches. This book begins with a meticulous, comprehensive review of research related to CG, including prevalence, risk factors, effects of patient characteristics and group composition on therapeutic outcome, and mechanisms of change in group therapies for CG. The chapters also describe how the two models were developed and tested. Finally, the book explains how to administer the models, including assessing patients, forming groups, preparing group members for treatment, and running and terminating the group. This book is essential reading for all clinicians and researchers interested in CG, group therapy, and short-term therapy, as well as administrators and managers responsible for the delivery of healthcare services. 2011. 288 pages. Hardcover. COntEntS Introduction n I. Research that Informs the Models n 1. Effectiveness of Individual and Group Therapies n 2. Prevalence of Complicated Grief n 3. Risk Factors for Complicated Grief n 4. Effects of Patient Characteristics on Therapeutic Outcome n 5. Effects of Process Variables on Therapeutic Outcome n 6. Effects of Group Composition on Therapeutic Outcome n II. the Models: Treating Complicated Grief in Short-Term Group Therapy n 7. Assessment and Preparation n 8. Common Components of the Two Models n 9. Time-Limited, Short-Term, Interpretive Group Therapy n 10. Time-Limited, Short-Term, Supportive Group Therapy n Afterword: Future Directions ISBN 978-1-4338-0843-2 • Item # 4317232 • List: $79.95 • APA Member/Affiliate: $49.95 A L S O AVA I L A B L E handbook of bereavement reSearCh and praCtiCe Grief in Childhood Fundamentals of Treatment in clinical Practice Michelle Y. Pearlman, Karen D’Angelo Schwalbe, and Marylène Cloitre 2010. 244 pages. Hardcover. ISBN 978-1-4338-0752-7 Item # 4317215 List: $69.95 APA Member/Affiliate: $49.95 Group development in praCtiCe Guidance for clinicians and Researchers on Stages and dynamics of change Advances in Theory and Intervention Edited by Margaret S. Stroebe, et al. 2008. 658 pages. Hardcover. ISBN 978-1-4338-0351-2; Item # 4318045 List: $69.95; APA Member/Affiliate: $49.95 Virginia Brabender and April Fallon 2009. 315 pages. Hardcover. ISBN 978-1-4338-0408-3; Item # 4317172 List: $49.95; APA Member/Affiliate: $39.95 APA Books® Ordering Information 800-374-2721 www.apa.org/pubs/books In Washington, DC, call: 202-336-5510 TDD/TTY: 202-336-6123 • Fax: 202-336-5502 In Europe, Africa, or the Middle East, call: +44 (0) 1767 604972 AD0836 http://www.apa.org/pubs/books/4317232.aspx http://www.apa.org/pubs/books/4317232.aspx http://www.apa.org/pubs/books/4318045.aspx http://www.apa.org/pubs/books/4317172.aspx http://www.apa.org/pubs/books/4317215.aspx http://www.apa.org/pubs/books/4318045.aspx http://www.apa.org/pubs/books/4317172.aspx http://www.apa.org/pubs/books/4318045.aspx http://www.apa.org/pubs/books/4318045.aspx http://www.apa.org/pubs/books http://www.apa.org/pubs/books/

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Monitor on Psychology - September 2011

Monitor on Psychology - September 2011
Letters
President’s Column
Contents
From the CEO
Supreme Court hears psychologists on prison and video game cases
Antipsychotics are overprescribed in nursing homes
New MCAT likely to recognize the mind-body connection
A $2 million boost for military and families
In Brief
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS UPDATE
On Your Behalf
Judicial Notebook
Random Sample
TIME CAPSULE
QUESTIONNAIRE
Speaking of Education
SCIENCE WATCH
An uncertain future for American workers
Advocating for psychotherapy
PRACTICE PROFILE
ETHICALLY SPEAKING
Seared in our memories
Helping kids cope in an uncertain world
APA and Nickelodeon team up
Muslims in America, post 9/11
Bin Laden’s death
‘They expect us to be there’
Answering the call of public policy
Candidates answer final questions
APA News
Division Spotlight
New leaders
AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL FOUNDATION
Disaster relief training
Honoring teaching excellence
Personalities

Monitor on Psychology - September 2011