Faculty Books and Book Chapters
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Quickies: The Handbook of Brief Sex Therapy
Shelley K. Green and Douglas G. Flemons
Effective techniques for fashioning pleasurable and satisfying sex lives.
Here, Shelley Green and Douglas Flemons gather a wonderful array of approaches to sex therapy, each presented by a well-known therapist in the field. Quickies takes its cue from clients and keeps it positive and quick, as readers are reminded that the point of sex therapy is sexual change.
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The Ultraviolet Damage Endonuclease (UVDE) Protein and Alternative Excision Repair: A Highly Diverse System for Damage Recognition and Processing
Paul W. Doetsch, Vladimir Beljanski, and Binwei Song
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Psychoneuroimmunology and Fatigue
Nancy G. Klimas, Mary A. Fletcher, K J. Maher, and R. Lawrence
Although fatigue has been actively investigated for more than 100 years, we have progressed little in either its theoretical or practical understanding. Fatigue has been considered to be both a symptom and an illness. Fatigue is a primary reason for patient visits to the physician's office, but it is difficult to measure and offers doctors little important information for diagnosis. Fatigue as a Window to the Brain gathers experts on a wide variety of disorders to consider what the presence of fatigue tells us about how the brain works -- more specifically, to identify the neural mechanisms potentially responsible for fatigue. The book looks at many of the major conditions in which fatigue is observed, with the hope that patterns may emerge that will suggest paths for future research. It will be of interest to neuroscientists, clinical researchers, and physicians and other clinicians.
After discussing the nature of fatigue -- its history and epidemiology and its assessment, measurement, and interpretation -- the book turns to specific conditions associated with fatigue. It considers neurological conditions, including multiple sclerosis and stroke; psychiatric conditions as well as the overall treatment of fatigue in psychiatry; and general medical conditions, including HIV, heart disease, lupus, cancer, and others. The book then offers an overview of treatment approaches. It concludes with a definition of fatigue -- both "primary" and "secondary" -- and suggestions for future study.
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Immunology of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Nancy G. Klimas, Mary A. Fletcher, and K. Maher
The "Handbook of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome" provides authoritative coverage of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS). A leading group of international contributors present up-to-date information and guidance to improve the understanding, proper identification, and treatment of this debilitating disease.
The handbook's comprehensive, multidisciplinary format draws on the medical, as well as mental health-related, aspects of CFS, including: History, diagnosis, and classification Phenomenology Symptomatology Assessment Treatment and intervention Pediatric and community issues Topics covered include complexity of diagnosis, social effects of chronic disorders, and a variety of treatment techniques, including phase-based therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapies, exercise therapy, and nutritional approaches.
An insightful and unique resource, the "Handbook of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome" is an enlightening book for all mental health professionals, including psychologists, social workers, and counselors, as well as medical personnel, such as nurses, physicians, and physical-occupational therapists.
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Completing Distinctions: Interweaving the Ideas of Gregory Bateson and Taoism into a Unique Approach to Therapy
Douglas G. Flemons
Completing Distinctions develops a new way of thinking about the connection between problems and solutions for family and systems therapists. The author suggests that addiction and other social and ecological dilemmas stem from the belief that distinctions such as hate and love, sickness and health, or problem and solution are irreconcilable oppositions. Flemons shows how much separations can be completed so that genuine healing can occur in individuals, families, organizations, and ecologies. Written in a playful style, the book includes short client-therapist dialogues that illustrate the author's approach.
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Of One Mind: The Logic of Hypnosis, The Practice of Therapy
Douglas G. Flemons
Jay Haley once said, 'The only reasonable excuse for adding another theory of hypnosis to the many that have been proposed is an entirely new approach to the problem.' In Of One Mind, Douglas Flemons demonstrates that he has an eminently reasonable excuse.
With the casual grace of an entrancing storyteller and the dry humor of an experienced therapist and teacher, he recasts the theory of hypnosis within a relational understanding of language, self, and mind. He then transports his ideas to the worlds of hypno-and brief therapies, offering fresh insights about how to connect with clients and help them change.
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I Know My Child Can Do Better! : A Frustrated Parent's Guide to Educational Options
Anne H. Rambo
How to identify schooling problems and find the resources to solve them
A valuable source of support, empowerment, and encouragement for parents of children with school problems, "I Know My Child Can Do Better! helps readers sort out the types of problems their children are having and offers a range of practical solutions.
With the help of many fascinating vignettes drawn from real life, Anne Rambo, a child and family therapist, parent advocate, and specialist in education issues that confront parents, enlightens parents about the academic, peer, and teacher-related sources of school problems and acquaints them with the full range of public, private, and home-schooling options and resources available to them. Each chapter includes evaluation techniques, a detailed action plan, and "Teacher Tips"--insider strategies for enlisting a teacher's cooperation with a parent's plan.
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Stress management interventions and psychosocial predictors of progression in HIV-1 infections
Gail Ironson, Niel Schneiderman, A Laperriere, Nancy G. Klimas, Mary A. Fletcher, and Michael H. Antoni
Psychoneuroimmunology has emerged as a discipline advancing our knowledge of the relationships among psychosocial factors, the central nervous system, the immune system, and disease. The growing volume of evidence suggests that psychological states, including exposure to stressors and the presence of depressive states, may influence health and disease by altering immunologic states. Psychoneuroimmunology, a collaborative work of 50 international experts, expands on the American Psychiatric Association's symposium on this topic to present never-before-compiled scientific research from this evolving field. Maintaining a clinical focus, this book illustrates clinical effects by examining relevant research studies and models including * Psychoneuroimmunological factors involved in specific illnesses such as cervical cancer, breast cancer and HIV/AIDS * The role psychoneuroimmunology plays in carcinogenesis and the progression of established tumors, as well as findings on the progression of cancer that have general clinical relevance* The effects of specific psychotropic medications; the effects of life stressors, bereavement, and and social support; the response to those stressors; and stress management and psychosocial predictors of disease* The impacts of gender-specific factors, diurnal variation, and behavioral genetics on the immune function* The Stressor-Support-Coping model, which integrates existing psychoneuroimmunology findings and lays the groundwork for use in support group intervention This book is a first step toward organizing psychoneuroimmunology findings into coherent theoretical models and concludes with a look at future clinical applications. Complete with charts, references, and a detailed index, it is the most comprehensive source on psychoneuroimmunology.
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Writing Between the Lines: Order through Context Consultants
Douglas G. Flemons
Taking readers behind the scenes of the compositional process, Douglas Flemons offers suggestions for the social science writer. The text covers creating and editing papers, theses and dissertations, and devotes special attention to the researching, organizing and writing of literature reviews. Each section of a typical social science manuscript is given particular attention. Chapters include: composing; creating and editing; social science papers; how sentences work; how punctuation works; keeping track of time; idea development; and aesthetic choices. Writers within the social sciences and helping professionals should find this work accessible and helpful. The text also includes an appendix of print and Web writing resources.
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Stress and immune function in HIV-1 disease
Mary A. Fletcher, Gail Ironson, K Goodkin, Niel Schneiderman, Nancy G. Klimas, and Michael H. Antoni
Psychological stress is often overlooked by medical doctors as a major factor in physiologically based illness; however, clinical studies show that stress has a vital impact on both the mental and physical well-being of patients. Handbook of Stress Medicine: An Organ System Approach focuses on the relationship between stress and the physiology and pathology of the major organ systems of the body. It suggests that understanding how stress impacts on illnesses can help hold down medical costs through more accurate diagnoses and promote improved preventative care.
Section I offers a general background on stress as it relates to medicine and the difficulties in conducting stress-related research. The primary focus of the text, how stress effects specific organ systems, is examined using scientific and clinical data in Section II. The third section addresses the impact of stress on important medical problems of current interest, such as AIDS, cancer, and substance abuse. It also discusses anxiety disorders. The next section covers topics related to stress, such as stress measurement, stress in the workplace, and the psychodynamics of stress. The final section explores the major pharmacological and non-pharmacological approaches to the treatment of stress and anxiety disorders.
This book will assist physicians, psychologists, nurses, physical therapists, and other health care professionals recognize possible stress-related problems, educate their patients, and develop therapeutic strategies for reducing stress and stress-related illnesses. -
Psychoneuroimmunology: Stress, Mental Disorders and Health
K Goodkin, Paul Shapshak, Mary A. Fletcher, and M. Kumar
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Lymphocyte proliferation
Mary A. Fletcher, D Asthana, J Walling, Alan Friedlander, J. Bryan Page, and R. Urban
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Psychological Reports: A Guide to Report Writing in Professional Psychology
Raymond L. Ownby
Provides a systematic approach to writing psychological reports for optimal clarity, thoroughness, and impact
A clinical report should have all the clarity and precision of a military dispatch. Unfortunately, as anyone who deals with psychological reports knows, this is almost never the case. Extensive research has shown that with most psychologist's reports, there is a dangerously wide gap between author intent and reader interpretation. Since the quality of clinical reports can have a direct bearing on the quality of care a client receives --especially in an age of managed care --it is essential that psychologists arm themselves with a systematic approach to creating reports that in structure, content, and style have the utmost clarity, thoroughness, and utility. Psychological Reports, Third Edition, provides them with such an approach.
The book begins with a theory-based analysis of report-writing problems, which is then used to construct a framework for identifying and correcting them. A valuable working resource for practicing psychologists and psychotherapists, Psychological Reports, Third Edition, is also must reading for students and psychologists-in-training.
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Cryopreservation of peripheral blood mononuclear cells
Roberto Patarca, K J. Maher, K Goodkin, and Mary A. Fletcher
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Psychoneuroimmunology and HIV/AIDS
Niel Schneiderman, Gail Ironson, Susan Lutgendorf, Barry E. Hurwitz, Nancy G. Klimas, A Laperriere, Mary A. Fletcher, and Michael H. Antoni
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Psychosocial Stressors, herpes virus reactivation and HIV infection
B A. Esterling, Susan Lutgendorf, Mary A. Fletcher, Niel Schneiderman, and Michael H. Antoni
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The psychoneuroimmunological impact of bereavement and a support group in HIV-1 infection
K Goodkin, N T. Blaney, R S. Tuttle, Jeffrey L. Lehman, Mary A. Fletcher, Marianna K. Baum, M. Kumar, R. Mahmood, J. Burkhalter, B. Leeds, and J. Feaster
Psychoneuroimmunology has emerged as a discipline advancing our knowledge of the relationships among psychosocial factors, the central nervous system, the immune system, and disease. The growing volume of evidence suggests that psychological states, including exposure to stressors and the presence of depressive states, may influence health and disease by altering immunologic states. Psychoneuroimmunology, a collaborative work of 50 international experts, expands on the American Psychiatric Association's symposium on this topic to present never-before-compiled scientific research from this evolving field. Maintaining a clinical focus, this book illustrates clinical effects by examining relevant research studies and models including * Psychoneuroimmunological factors involved in specific illnesses such as cervical cancer, breast cancer and HIV/AIDS * The role psychoneuroimmunology plays in carcinogenesis and the progression of established tumors, as well as findings on the progression of cancer that have general clinical relevance* The effects of specific psychotropic medications; the effects of life stressors, bereavement, and and social support; the response to those stressors; and stress management and psychosocial predictors of disease* The impacts of gender-specific factors, diurnal variation, and behavioral genetics on the immune function* The Stressor-Support-Coping model, which integrates existing psychoneuroimmunology findings and lays the groundwork for use in support group intervention This book is a first step toward organizing psychoneuroimmunology findings into coherent theoretical models and concludes with a look at future clinical applications. Complete with charts, references, and a detailed index, it is the most comprehensive source on psychoneuroimmunology.
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Psychosocial interventions and quality of life changes across the HIV spectrum
Susan Lutgendorf, Niel Schneiderman, Gail Ironson, Mary A. Fletcher, and Michael H. Antoni
The number of, and interest in, quality of life studies has grown dramatically in the last decade. On an ever increasing basis, patients, clinicians, researchers, and health policy regulators are considering quality of life in assessing treatment alternatives. Unfortunately, most discussions of quality of life are narrow in scope -- applying to only one disease group. This unique book represents the concerted effort of experts in academia, federal government health care regulators, and pharmaceutical industry representatives to define the promise and the problems associated with quality of life studies. The issues covered range from cross cutting ones to those that are specific to particular illnesses.
Because quality of life takes into consideration such domains as mood, vocation, family, sexual functioning, social participation, and costs, this book will serve as an invaluable companion to readers with an interest in behavioral medicine research. -
HIV-1, Immunity and Behavior
Niel Schneiderman, Gail Ironson, Nancy G. Klimas, A LaPerriere, B A. Esterling, Mary A. Fletcher, Michael H. Antoni, and M. Kumar
In 1964, George Solomon coined the term psychoneuroimmunology. In the intervening 30 years, this term has emerged into a dynamic field of study which investigates the unique interactions between the nervous, endocrine, and immune systems. The Handbook of Human Stress and Immunity is a comprehensive reference for this dynamic new field. Focusing on how stressors impact the central nervous system and the resulting changes in immune responses, the Handbook is the first to describehow stress specifically affects human immune systems. It discusses how stress generally makes people more susceptible to infection, how personal support systems can counteract the physiological effects of stress, and how stress, or lack of stress, affects the aging process. Chapters are authored by the leading names in the field and cover such diseases as autoimmune disease, viral pathogenesis, herpes, HIV, and AIDS.
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Immunologic Consequences of Treatment for Drug Abuse
Mary A. Fletcher, Nancy G. Klimas, and R. Morgan
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The Physiologic Perspective: Immune System
Mary A. Fletcher and M. S. Nash
Overview. Issues of Aging with Spinal Cord Injury: Robert Menter. The Research Perspective. Research into the Aging Process: Susan Charlifue; Learning from Recent Empirical Investigations: Gale Whiteneck. The Physiologic Perspective. Aging Skin, Pressure Ulcerations, and Spinal Cord Injury: Gary Yarkony; The Musculoskeletal System: Robert Waters et al.; The Cardiovascular System: Kristjan Ragnarsson; The Respiratory System: Conal Wilmot and Karyl Hall; The Genitourinary System: Indira Lanig; The Gastrointestinal System: Bard Cosman et al.; The Nervous System: Daniel Lammertse; The Endocrine System: William Bauman; The Immune System: Mark Nash and Mary Ann Fletcher; Clinical Issues Involving Multiple Organ Systems: Deborah Short. The Psychosocial Perspective. Changing Care Needs: Frederick Maynard; Psychological Adaptation: Lester Butt and Melinda Fitting; Changing Attitudes Toward Life: Gale Whiteneck. The Spinal Cord Injury Survivor's Perspective. What Price Independence?: Barry Corbet; Becoming Successful Health Care Consumers: Glenn Reynolds; Personal Perspectives: Kenneth Gerhart. The Societal Perspective. Societal Responses to Long-Term Disability: Michael Oliver; Political Responses to Long-Term Disability: Margaret Nosek; Financing Health and Personal Care: Gerben DeJong et al.; Ethical Issues and the Care of the Elderly Disabled: Giles Scofield; Aging with a Disability: The Spiritual Component: Harold Wilke. The Provider's Perspective. Changes in Health Care: A British Perspective: Gerry Zarb; Changing Rehabilitation Philosophy for Aging: Robert Menter; Changing Educational Strategies: Kathie Seedroff and Kevin McVeigh; Changing the Adaptive Environment: Kenneth Gerhart; A Model of Lifetime Services: Bonnie Sims et al.. The Future Perspective. Where Do We Go From Here?: Gale Whiteneck and Robert Menter.
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Clinical Observations Regarding Use of an Anti-Depressant, Fluoxetine. in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Nancy G. Klimas, F van Riel, Mary A. Fletcher, and R. Morgan
The latest research in neurobiology and in biological psychiatry has led to the discovery of many interactions between mood states and alterations in brain neurochemistry, neuroendocrinology, and brain imaging. Chronic Fatigue and Related Immune Deficiency Syndromes presents a state-of-the-art synthesis of research into disorders of chronic fatigue. It examines the relationship of chronic fatigue and related immune deficiency syndromes to major biological depression and reviews how they are alike and how they differ in etiology, psychopathology, neuroendocrinology, neurochemistry, and treatment. The chapters on treatment review all the varying approaches currently being used (along with the theories on which they are based) to set the scene for future developments in antivirals and antidepressants. This comprehensive yet concise text presents what is known on chronic fatigue syndrome from the vantage point of experts in the fields of immunology, virology, and neuroendocrinology.
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Immunological Correlates of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Roberto Patarca, Nancy G. Klimas, and Mary A. Fletcher
The latest research in neurobiology and in biological psychiatry has led to the discovery of many interactions between mood states and alterations in brain neurochemistry, neuroendocrinology, and brain imaging. Chronic Fatigue and Related Immune Deficiency Syndromes presents a state-of-the-art synthesis of research into disorders of chronic fatigue. It examines the relationship of chronic fatigue and related immune deficiency syndromes to major biological depression and reviews how they are alike and how they differ in etiology, psychopathology, neuroendocrinology, neurochemistry, and treatment. The chapters on treatment review all the varying approaches currently being used (along with the theories on which they are based) to set the scene for future developments in antivirals and antidepressants. This comprehensive yet concise text presents what is known on chronic fatigue syndrome from the vantage point of experts in the fields of immunology, virology, and neuroendocrinology.
