Manuals for clinicians

This page on resources for clinicians contains the CBT manuals from the book “The Management of Mental Disorders”.

Keywords: pathological gambling, cognitive behavioral therapy, Gamblers Anonymous, treatment efficacy Pathological gambling is classified as a disorder of impulse control (American Psychiatric Association, 1994) in which indi-viduals risk things of substantial value on games of chance. Lawful Gambling Manual. The Lawful Gambling Manual is intended to be a reference guide for organizations who conduct lawful gambling in Minnesota. Each chapter is published separately below to provide quick access to the information you need. Future changes to statutes, rules, and forms may affect information and references in this manual.

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Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Problem gambling using mindfulness-based cognitive therapy. One of the strengths of this project is it addressed the lack of resources in rural areas for problem gamblers. The group program manual, entitled Freedom from the Gambling Fog, is designed to be used by counsellors who do not have the time or skill set to research or design a. Cognitive behavioural therapy CBT is a type of therapy that helps an individual to change unhelpful thoughts, feelings, and behaviours. 11 In relation to problem gambling, CBT uses a range of cognitive and behavioural strategies to help identify and challenge unhelpful thoughts (e.g., superstitious beliefs), responses to stress and life. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is the primary psycho-therapeutic modality for the treatment of disordered gambling; currently, it also is the most broadly utilized primary counseling modality that is supported by randomized controlled clinical trials demonstrating efficacy and improved clinical outcomes (Chambless & Ollendick, 2001).

Cbt Gambling Manual Pdf

– Patient Treatment Manual (2.8 MB .pdf) – download

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This manual is both a guide to treatment and a workbook for persons who suffer from Generalized Anxiety Disorder. During treatment, it is a workbook in which individuals can record their own experience of their disorder, together with the additional advice for their particular case given by their clinician.

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

– Patient Treatment Manual (414 kb .pdf) – download

This manual is both a guide to treatment and a workbook for persons who suffer from Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. After treatment has concluded, this manual will serve as a self-help resource enabling those who have recovered, but who encounter further stressors or difficulties, to read the appropriate section and, by putting the content into action, stay well.

Obsessive‐Compulsive Disorder

– Patient Treatment Manual (839 kb .pdf) – download

This manual is both a guide to treatment and a workbook for persons who suffer from Obsessive-compulsive disorder. During treatment, it is a workbook in which individuals can record their own experience of their disorder, together with the additional advice for their particular case given by their clinician.

Cbt Manual For Gambling

Panic Disorder

– Patient Treatment Manual (3.7 MB .pdf) – download

This manual is both a guide to treatment and a workbook for persons who suffer from Panic Disorder. After treatment has concluded, this manual will serve as a self-help resource enabling those who have recovered, but who encounter further stressors or difficulties, to read the appropriate section and, by putting the content into action, stay well.

Social Phobia

– Patient Treatment Manual (2.5 MB .pdf) – download

This manual is both a guide to treatment and a workbook for persons who suffer from Social Phobia. During treatment, it is a workbook in which individuals can record their own experience of their disorder, together with the additional advice for their particular case given by their clinician.

Specific Phobias

– Patient Treatment Manual (1.8 MB .pdf) – download

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This manual is both a guide to treatment and a workbook for persons who suffer from Specific Phobias. After treatment has concluded, this manual will serve as a self-help resource enabling those who have recovered, but who encounter further stressors or difficulties, to read the appropriate section and, by putting the content into action, stay well.