William O'Donohue, Ph.D., is a Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Nevada, Reno. He has published research on evidence-based practice in behavioral health, focusing on cognitive behavior therapy. Dr. O'Donohue has published more than 80 books and 300 journal articles and book chapters. He has served as Principle Investigator on a number of grants that have focused on the transfer of technology to practice, including a grant investigating transferring integrated care to a variety of medical settings in Hawaii.

Akihiko Masuda, Ph.D., is a Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Hawai'i at M¿noa. His primary areas of interest include philosophy of science, behaviorisms, acceptance- and mindfulness-based behavioral therapies, diversity, and Zen Buddhism. He is the author of more than 90 peer-reviewed papers and 40 book chapters. He is the editor of the book, Mindfulness and Acceptance in Multicultural Competency (New Harbinger, 2014) and the co-editor of the books, Handbook of Zen, Mindfulness, and Behavioral Health (Springer, 2017) and Prejudice, Stigma, Privilege, and Oppression: A Behavioral Health Handbook (Springer, 2020).

Provides a comprehensive overview of first, second, and third wave behavior therapies

Compares and contrasts strengths and weaknesses of different forms of behavior therapies

Suggests practical applications of behavior therapies to major disorders

Part I. Introduction.- Chapter 1 The Three Waves of Cognitive Behavior Therapy: Scientific Aspirations and Scientific Status.- Chapter 2 Personal Perspectives on the Development of Behavior Therapy and Cognitive Behavior Therapy.- Chapter 3 Meta-science and the Three Waves of Cognitive Behavior Therapy: Three Distinct Sets of Commitments.- Chapter 4 What Is First Wave Behavior Therapy?.- Chapter 5 What is Second Wave Behavior Therapy?.- Chapter 6 What is Third Wave Behavior Therapy?.- Part II. Assessment and Case Conceptualization.- Chapter 7 Second Wave Assessment and Case Formulation.- Chapter 8 Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Assessment and Case Conceptualization.- Chapter 9 Radically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy: Theory, Assessment and Case Conceptualization.- Part III. Comparative Issues and Controversies.- Chapter 10 The Advantages of First Wave Behavior Therapy and Problems with the Others.- Chapter 11 Cognitive Therapy and the Three Waves: Advantages, Disadvantages and Rapprochement.- Chapter 12 Advantages of Third Wave Behavior Therapies.- Part IV: Treatments for Specific Disorders.-Chapter 13 First Wave Conceptualizations of Anxiety Disorders.- Chapter 14 Third wave conceptualization of Anxiety, Obsessive Compulsive Disorders, and Obsessive Compulsive Related Disorders.- Chapter 15 Depressive Disorders: First Wave Case Conceptualization.- Chapter 16 Second Wave Treatment for Depressive Disorders.- Chapter 17 Depression: Third Wave Case Conceptualization.- Chapter 18 First Wave Treatment of Obesity.- Chapter 19 Obesity: Third Wave Case Conceptualization.- Chapter 20 First-Wave Behavior Therapies for Schizophrenia and Related Psychotic Disorders.- Chapter 21 Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders: 2nd Wave Case Conceptualization.- Chapter 22 Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders: Third Wave Case Conceptualization.- Chapter 23 Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders: First Wave Case Conceptualization.- Chapter 24 Substance Use Disorders: Second Wave Approaches.- Chapter 25 Third Wave Therapies and Substance Abuse: A Case Example.- Chapter 26 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: First Wave Case Conceptualization.- Chapter 27 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Second Wave Conceptualization and Intervention.- Chapter 28 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Third-Wave Behavior Therapy Conceptualization.- Chapter 29 Chronic Pain: Perspective on the Second Wave.- Chapter 30 Chronic Pain: Third Wave Case Conceptualizations.- Part V: CBT from International Perspectives.- Chapter 31 History of Behavior Therapy in Brazil and Its Relationship with the Three Waves.- Chapter 32 History of Cognitive and Behavior Therapies in Japan: A Behavior Analytic Perspective.- Part VI: Summary and Future Directions.- Chapter 33 The Future of First Wave Behavior Therapies.- Chapter 34 The Future of Third Wave Cognitive Behavior Therapies.