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PSYCHOLOGY
FORTHCOMING
Progressive Relaxation Training
A Guide for Professionals, Students, and Researchers
HOLLY HAZLETT-STEVENS AND DOUGLAS A. BERNSTEIN
Two clinical psychologists widely known for their writings on relaxation present state-of-
the-art methods for teaching clients to ease muscle and mind tension to deal with stress
and anxiety disorders, as well as other conditions where stress and anxiety play a role.
Bernstein and Hazlett-Stevens explain who the targets for Progressive Relaxation Training
(PRT) are; the rationale, basic procedures, and variations of PRT; the setting and possible
problems and solutions of PRT; and how to assess a client’s progress. They also address
May 2022 , 235pp , 6 1/8x9 1/4 hypnosis, drugs, and PRT, as well as PRT used in a mindfulness-based clinical practice.
Hardcover: 978-1-4408-7380-5 Case studies and evaluative research in PRT are also included.
$50.00 , £38.00 , €42,00
eBook: 978-1-4408-7381-2 Students and practitioners in psychology, psychiatry, and counseling will find this work
of interest. This book may also be useful supplemental reading for behavior modification
HOLLY HAZLETT-STEVENS, PHD is courses and practicum courses in behavior therapy.
associate professor in the department
of psychology at the University of FEATURES
Nevada, Reno. • Case studies illustrate the techniques
DOUGLAS A. BERNSTEIN , PhD, is professor • Research included shows the benefits of PRT
emeritus at the University of Illinois, courtesy • Comprehensive coverage includes rationale, physiology, procedures, variations,
professor of psychology at the University of problems and solutions, and assessment of progress
South Florida, and a teaching consultant at
Ecole de Psychologues Praticiens in Paris. • Descriptions of recent neuroscience research show how PRT correlates in the brain
Understanding Suicide’s Allure
Steps to Save Lives by Healing Psychological Scars
STANLEY KRIPPNER, LINDA RIEBEL, DEBBIE JOFFE ELLIS, AND
DARYL S. PAULSON, FOREWORD BY HARRIS L. FRIEDMAN, PHD
“ Allure is Stanley Krippner and his co-authors at their very best. Their
Engaging, insightful, and crucially important, Understanding Suicide’s
combined decades of research and profound expertise in the human
condition deepen our understanding of this difficult and nuanced topic. ”
—Christopher Ryan, PhD, New York Times best-selling author, March 18, 2020
Suicide has been a taboo topic in Western culture. The mere mention of suicide sparks
January 2021 , 343pp , 6 1/8x9 1/4 reactive responses that include medical, moral, spiritual, and religious debates. As a result,
Hardcover: 978-1-4408-6254-0 the authors open an important discussion here, offering an honest and non-judgmental
$50.00 , £38.00 , €42,00 examination of the many aspects involved in the nature of suicide, explaining that above
eBook: 978-1-4408-6255-7
all, people need to learn how to support those struggling with suicidal thoughts or to
intercept their own suicidal thinking. The book also includes an extensive review and
evaluation of the many available mental health treatments.
STANLEY KRIPPNER , PhD, LINDA RIEBEL, PhD, is on DEBBIE JOFFE ELLIS , PhD, DARYL S. PAULSON, PhD,
is a member of the American the faculty of Saybrook is on the adjunct faculty at is a decorated Vietnam
Association of Suicidology University and conducted Columbia University Teachers combat veteran, a counselor
and the International Society a psychotherapy practice in College, where she teaches specializing in trauma-
for the Study of Trauma and San Francisco and Berkeley Rational Emotive Behavior associated disorders, and
Dissociation. for 25 years, specializing in Therapy and Comparative president/CEO of BioScience
eating disorders, anxiety, Psychotherapies. Laboratories, Inc.
and depression.
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