Contributors
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Psychotherapeutic and Psychosocial Interventions in
Schizophrenia: Clinical Outcomes and Cost-Effectiveness
Chapter 3. Psychotherapy in the Treatment of Borderline Personality
Disorder
Chapter 4. Psychotherapy in the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress
Disorder
Chapter 5. Psychotherapy in the Treatment of Anxiety Disorders
Chapter 6. Psychotherapy in the Treatment of Depression
Chapter 7. Psychotherapy and Psychosocial Interventions in the
Treatment of Substance Abuse
Chapter 8. Psychotherapy for Patients With Medical Conditions
Chapter 9. Psychotherapy for Children and Adolescents
Chapter 10. The Place of Long-Term and Intensive Psychotherapy
Chapter 11. Epilogue
Subject Index
Index of Treatment Studies
In this volume, Dr Lazar and her authors move us forward toward our goals of evidence based, cost effective, available and destigmatized psychotherapeutic care for our patients. Robert J. Ursano, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry & Neuroscience & Chair of Dept of Psychiatry at Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences; Director for Center for Study of Traumatic Stress
Susan G. Lazar, M.D., is Past Chair of the Committee on Psychotherapy, Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry; Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Georgetown University School of Medicine, George Washington University School of Medicine, and Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences; and Supervising and Training Analyst at the Washington Psychoanalytic Institute.
"As we redesign health care financing in the United States,
"Psychotherapy Is Worth It" is a must read. It is a lucid,
scholarly, tightly edited examination of the costs and benefits of
psychotherapy for a wide range of psychiatric and medical
disorders. Health care planners, psychotherapists, and physicians
cannot afford to overlook this book."-- "David Spiegel, M.D.,
Willson Professor and Associate Chair, Psychiatry and Behavioral
Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine"
"In this much-needed, compelling, and well-researched volume, Dr.
Lazar and The GAP Committee On Psychotherapy bring to light, in
very accessible language, what psychotherapists witness first-hand
and what the public-at-large, including policy-makers, needs to
know about mental health and its startling connection to economics.
Armed with scientific data about the efficacy of and necessity for
psychotherapy, the authors underscore the ameliorative effects and,
crucial in today's economic climate, the cost-effectiveness of
engaging in psychotherapy in response to wide-ranging physical and
emotional problems. This book is a must-read for anyone interested
in reducing human suffering and the enormous fiscal toll that it
perpetuates."-- "William J. Coburn, Ph.D., Psy.D., Editor-in-Chief,
International Journal of Psychoanalytic Self Psychology"
"This is a long awaited essential piece of integrative work that
finally communicates the value of psychotherapy using the most
effective universal currency, money. The book is the best and most
comprehensive compilation of information to date on the cost of and
benefit from psychotherapy. It is authoritative and even-handed,
informative and never shirks complexity. In addition, almost as a
bonus, a massive body of information is presented in a highly
accessible, readable and stimulating style. It is an essential
resource for anyone trying to make a case for psychotherapy
services, whether this is for an individual case, a local service
or a national healthcare system. A true achievement!"-- "Peter
Fonagy, Ph.D., DClinPsy, FBA, FBPS, FBPsS, Head of Department,
Research Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology"
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