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Behavioral assessment is standard practice in clinical psychology as part of the diagnosis and in determining an appropriate therapy for each patient. Given the vast amount of research performed in this field yearly, it is difficult for clinicians to keep abreast of new developments. In recent years in particular, there have been advances in case conceptualization, treatment planning, treatment strategies appropriate across disorders, computerized assessment, virtual reality techniques, and considerations of new ethical and legal issues. Former handbooks in the area have grown out of date, and/or refer to a limited number of disorders. They may also err on the side of being too theoretical and research focused for the hands on practical needs of therapists in practice, or offer clinical advice without providing the

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...an essential reference source for trainee clinicans, researchers, and practitioners - Robert J. Edelmann for PsycCRITIQUES

Overall, then, I was impressed by this text. It provides a remarkably up-to-date overview of a vast and ever-expanding literature, and the authors, editor, and upblisher are to be commended in achieving this...an essential reference source for trainee clinicans, researchers, and practitioners - Robert J. Edelmann for PsycCRITIQUES, August 30, 2006 Vol. 51 (35), Article 5

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Michel Hersen (Ph.D. State University of New York at Buffalo, 1966) is Professor and Dean, School of Professional Psychology, Pacific University, Forest Grove, Oregon. He is Past President of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy. He has written 4 books, co-authored and co-edited 126 books, including the Handbook of Prescriptive Treatments for Adults and Single Case Experimental Designs. He has also published more than 220 scientific journal articles and is co-editor of several psychological journals, including Behavior Modification, Clinical Psychology Review, Journal of Anxiety Disorders, Journal of Family Violence, Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, Journal of Clinical Geropsychology, and Aggression and Violent Behavior: A Review Journal. With Alan S. Bellack, he is co-editor of the recently published 11 volume work entitled Comprehensive Clinical Psychology. Dr. Hersen has been the recipient of numerous grants from the National Institute of Mental Health, the Department of Education, the National Institute of Disabilities and Rehabilitation Research, and the March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Professional Psychology, Distinguished Practitioner and Member of the National Academy of Practice in Psychology, and recipient of the Distinguished Career Achievement Award in 1996 from the American Board of Medical Psychotherapists and Psychodiagnosticians. Dr. Hersen has written and edited numerous articles, chapters and books on clinical assessment.

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