Combining CBT and Medication – An Evidence–Based Approach

Donna M. Sudak, MD , is a clinician educator with nearly twenty-five years of experience in teaching and patient care, including ten years of experience as a psychiatry residency-training director at Drexel University College of Medicine (DUCOM). Dr. Sudak is on the Speakers Bureau at the Beck Institute for Cognitive Therapy and Research. She is the current President of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy, the editor of the PIPE examination, and serves on multiple national committees in ABCT and AADPRT.

Preface v 1 Medication Versus CBT: How Did That Happen? 1 2 Neurobiological Evidence and Combined Treatment 9 3 Dual Responsibility Treatment: Principles That Facilitate Collaborative Patient Care 19 4 Combining CBT Interventions and Medication to Enhance Medication Adherence 35 5 Combined Treatment for Major Depression 55 6 Combined Treatment for Bipolar Disorder 81 7 Combined Treatment for Anxiety Disorders 103 8 Combined Treatment for Eating Disorders 119 9 Combined Treatment for Schizophrenia 139 10 Combined Treatment for Borderline Personality Disorder 159 11 Combined Treatment in Pregnancy 181 12 Combined Treatment for Substance Abuse and Dependence-written with Samson Gurmu, M.D. 193 References 209 Author Index 235 Subject Index 243