Publications
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Is Suicidality a Mental Disorder? Applying DSM-5 Guidelines for New Diagnoses
I apply the requirements for new diagnosis used by the architects of the DSM-5 to evaluate whether suicidality is a clinical entity and critique common objections to a suicidality-specific diagnosis. Obegi, J. H. (in press). Death Studies. Is Identifying Suicide Risk the Point of Universal Screening? This letter to the editor addresses the value of universal screening for suicidality. Obegi, J. H. (2018). General Hospital Psychiatry. Re-thinking Suicidal Behavior Disorder Suicidal Behavior Disorder (SBD), a condition for further study in the DSM-5, is the field’s first attempt to capture suicidality in a diagnosis. I present pragmatic and conceptual rationales for why a diagnosis of suicidality is clinically useful but conclude that Suicidal Behavior Disorder needs to be re-conceptualized. Obegi, J. H. (2018). Crisis. Probable Standards of Care for Suicide Risk Assessment I apply the legal concept of reasonable care to identify six clinical activities that courts could collectively consider as evidence of reasonably careful suicide risk assessments. Obegi, J. H. (2017). Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, 45, 452-459. How to Write a Suicide Risk Assessment that's Clinically Sound and Legally Defensible One of the finer points of suicide risk assessment is justifying–in writing–the suicide risk level. Obegi, J. H., Rankin, J., Williams, J. C., & Ninivaggio, G. (March 2015). Current Psychiatry. |
Some of these papers are available on my ResearchGate profile
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Attachment Theory and Research in Clinical Work with Adults
Written with the practicing psychotherapist in mind, this book presents cutting-edge knowledge on adult attachment and explores the implications for day-to-day clinical practice. Leading experts illustrate how theory and research in this dynamic area can inform assessment, case formulation, and clinical decision making. The book puts such concepts as the secure base, mentalization, and attachment styles in a new light by focusing on their utility for understanding the therapeutic relationship and processes of change. It offers recommendations for incorporating attachment ideas and tools into specific treatment approaches, with separate chapters on psychoanalytic, interpersonal, cognitive-behavioral, and emotionally focused therapies. |
“One does not often apply the term 'page turner' to a professional volume, but I literally couldn't put this book down. Every chapter includes explicit, practical, and thoughtful strategies for formulating and intervening from an attachment framework. I've already been thinking about how to incorporate these ideas into my teaching and clinical work!” |
A Framework for Attachment-Based Psychotherapy with Adults
A brief introduction to how attachment theory informs various aspects of adult psychotherapy. Obegi, J. H., Shaver, P. R., & Mikulincer, M. (2009). New Therapist, 61, 10–21.
The Development of the Client-Therapist Bond Through the Lens of Attachment Theory
A theoretical paper in which I explore how the client-therapist bond can be understood as an in-progress attachment to the therapist. Obegi, Joseph H. (2008). Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training, 45, 431-446.
Psychoeducation: The Forgotten Intervention
Too often we forget one of our basic roles as mental health professional: To educate patients. The Sacramento Valley Psychologist March (2012).
Down is Not the Way Up: A Critical View of “Hitting Bottom"
Although “hitting bottom” is a common idea in addiction, it’s also a dangerous one. The Sacramento Valley Psychologist (July 2009).
A brief introduction to how attachment theory informs various aspects of adult psychotherapy. Obegi, J. H., Shaver, P. R., & Mikulincer, M. (2009). New Therapist, 61, 10–21.
The Development of the Client-Therapist Bond Through the Lens of Attachment Theory
A theoretical paper in which I explore how the client-therapist bond can be understood as an in-progress attachment to the therapist. Obegi, Joseph H. (2008). Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training, 45, 431-446.
Psychoeducation: The Forgotten Intervention
Too often we forget one of our basic roles as mental health professional: To educate patients. The Sacramento Valley Psychologist March (2012).
Down is Not the Way Up: A Critical View of “Hitting Bottom"
Although “hitting bottom” is a common idea in addiction, it’s also a dangerous one. The Sacramento Valley Psychologist (July 2009).