Treatment Contract

2009 ◽  
pp. 119-135
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Author(s):  
Sudie E. Back ◽  
Edna B. Foa ◽  
Therese K. Killeen ◽  
Katherine L. Mills ◽  
Maree Teesson ◽  
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Chapter 3 outlines the first treatment session of the COPE program. This includes a detailed outline of the program and the treatment procedures used, the development of treatment goals and the treatment contract. Breathing exercises designed to reduce stress are also explored.


Author(s):  
Michael W. Otto ◽  
Noreen A. Reilly-Harrington ◽  
Jane N. Kogan ◽  
Aude Henin ◽  
Robert O. Knauz ◽  
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Author(s):  
Michael W. Otto ◽  
Noreen A. Reilly-Harrington ◽  
Jane N. Kogan ◽  
Aude Henin ◽  
Robert O. Knauz ◽  
...  
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Author(s):  
Myrna M. Weissman ◽  
John C. Markowitz ◽  
Gerald L. Klerman

This chapter describes the tasks of the first few IPT sessions. The therapist’s tasks in the opening sessions are to review the depressive symptoms and make a diagnosis; explain depression as a medical illness and describe treatment options; evaluate the need for medication; review the patient’s “interpersonal inventory”; present a formulation, linking the patient’s illness to an interpersonal focus; make a treatment contract based on the formulation, and explain what to expect in treatment; define the framework and structure of treatment; and give the patient the “sick role.” After this, the work of IPT begins on the defined problem area. In these sessions the therapist focuses consistently on mood and interpersonal interaction. The therapist helps the patient to see the link between them, reinforces adaptive interpersonal functioning, and helps the patient to explore and gain comfort with new options where old strategies have not been working.


2009 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-56
Author(s):  
Alan Cohen

This article describes the integration of e-mail correspondence with EMDR treatment for a woman with a fear of driving and a diagnosis of dissociative disorder, not otherwise specified (DDNOS). When the client first presented for treatment, her diagnosis was unrecognized, and treatment showed limited success. With recognition of the DDNOS diagnosis, the treatment contract was renegotiated, with the focus of therapy shifting to addressing her dissociative experiences. Therapeutic progress was being made when the course of the treatment was interrupted by war in the north of Israel, and regular meetings became impossible. Communication was maintained by e-mail correspondence. When face-to-face sessions recommenced, the e-mail therapy continued because writing had become a powerful therapeutic tool. Therapy concluded with the successful treatment of both the dissociative disorder and the fear of driving. Cautions regarding the use of e-mail therapy are provided.


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