Publisher Description

This volume features case presentations by many of the most distinguished practitioners of couple and family therapy, bringing to life the full spectrum of contemporary approaches in the field. Selected to illuminate the process and goals of each approach and to allow readers to listen in on highly skilled therapists at work, these exemplary cases serve together as a uniquely practical clinical resource for therapists and students. Exploring the role that cognitive-behavioral strategies may play within contemporary systems approaches, editor Frank M. Dattilio annotates the cases throughout with concise recommendations on how cognitive principles might usefully be called upon at specific points. Candid responses from contributors consider the benefits of Dattilio's suggestions and further elucidate each practitioner's own decision-making process. This volume will be of use to practitioners and students of couple and family therapy from a range of orientations.

Author Biography

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 280 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 30 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 numerous 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 and the Outstanding Contribution to Marriage and Family Therapy Award from the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.

Table of Contents

1. An Introduction to Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy with Couples and Families, Frank M. Dattilio, Norman B. Epstein, and Donald H. Baucom 2. Cognitive-Behavioral Couple Therapy, Norman B. Epstein and Donald H. Baucom 3. Cognitive-Behavioral Family Therapy, Frank M. Dattilio 4. Behavioral Family Therapy, Marion S. Forgatch and Gerald R. Patterson 5. Structural Family Therapy, Salvador Minuchin and Michael P. Nichols 6. Strategic Family Therapy, James Keim 7. Contextual Family Therapy, David N. Ulrich 8. Symbolic-Experiential Family Therapy for Chemical Imbalance, David V. Keith 9. Solution-Focused Couple Therapy: Helping Clients Construct Self-Fulfilling Realities, Michael F. Hoyt and Insoo Kim Berg 10. Integrative Marital Therapy, William C. Nichols 11. Transgenerational Family Therapy, Laura Giat Roberto 12. Cross-Cultural Couple Therapy, Paula Hanson-Kahn and Luciano L'Abate 13. Social Constructionist/Narrative Couple Therapy, Terry MacCormack and Karl Tomm 14. Internal Family Systems Family Therapy, Richard C. Schwartz 15. Feminist Couple Therapy, Cheryl Rampage 16. Narrative Solutions Couple Therapy, Joseph B. Eron and Thomas W. Lund 17. Imago Relationship Therapy, Wade Luquet and Harville Hendrix 18. Psychoanalytic Couple Therapy, Fred M. Sander 19. Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy, Susan Johnson 20. Epilogue, Frank M. Dattilio

Review

'A masterful presentation by the specialists integrating their unique approaches with cognitive therapy. A 'must' for anyone dealing with couples or families.' - Aaron T. Beck, MD; 'Innovative and fascinating provides readers with a unique dialogue between the authors and the editor.' - Clo Madanes, The Family Therapy Institute of Washington, DC; 'A superb volume of marital and family therapy cases treated by an impressive array of prominent family therapists This unparalleled, sophisticated attempt to integrate the various therapy models advances a step in the development of a broad model for the treatment of relationships.' - James L. Framo, PhD, United States International University; 'This book offers a theoretical framework that speaks to similarities and differences in clinical thinking. It all comes alive in the practical description and discussion of cases from leading clinicians in a broad sampling of therapeutic schools. This is a book for today's theoreticians, teachers, and clinicians.' - Harry J. Aponte, ACSW

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