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Trichotillomania: Therapist Guide - An ACT-enhanced Behavior Therapy Approach (Paperback, Therapist Guide)
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Trichotillomania: Therapist Guide - An ACT-enhanced Behavior Therapy Approach (Paperback, Therapist Guide)
Series: Treatments That Work
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Trichotillomania (TTM) is a complex disorder that is difficult to
treat as few effective therapeutic options exist. Behaviour therapy
has the greatest empirical support, but the number of mental health
providers familiar with TTM and its treatment is quite small. This
manual was written as a tool for therapists to become familiar with
an effective treatment for TTM. The treatment approach described in
this guide blends traditional behaviour with therapy elements of
habit reversal training and stimulus control techniques with the
more contemporary behavioural elements of Acceptance and Commitment
Therapy (ACT). In the first phase of the program, clients are
taught skills for stopping and preventing their unconscious pulling
episodes. In the second phase, clients are introduced to ACT.
Unlike traditional interventions that aim to change type or
frequency of pulling-related cognitions in the hopes of reducing
urges to pull hair, this innovative program uses strategies to
change the function of these cognitions. Clients are taught to see
urges for what they really are and to accept their pulling-related
throughts, feelings, and urges wihtout fighting against them. This
is accomplished through discussions about the function of language
and defusion exercises that show the client how to respond to
thoughts about pulling less literally. Over the course of 10 weeks,
clients learn to be aware of their pulling and warning signals, use
self-management strategies for stopping and preventing pulling,
stop fighting against their pulling-related urges and thoughts, and
work towards increasing their quality of life. Self-monitoring and
homework assignments keep clients motivated and engaged throughout.
Designed to be used with older adolescents and adults, this
innovative intervention has proven efficacy and is sure to be a
powerful tool for the clinician who treats TTM.
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