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Cognitive-behavioral Therapy with Adults

Cognitive-behavioral Therapy with Adults

Cognitive-behavioral Therapy with Adults

A Guide to Empirically-informed Assessment and Intervention
Stefan Hofmann, Boston University
Mark Reinecke, Northwestern University, Illinois
November 2010
Available
Paperback
9780521720892

    Cognitive-behavioral therapy has developed hugely over the past 30 years and is the branch of psychotherapy which has most successfully transferred into the mainstream of treating mental health problems. In this volume, readers will be provided with an integrated, systematic approach for conceptualizing and treating disorders commonly encountered in clinical practice. A strong emphasis is placed on empirically supported approaches to assessment and intervention while offering readers hands-on recommendations for treating common mental disorders, grounded in evidence-based medicine. Practical chapters written by a variety of international experts include numerous case studies demonstrating the specific techniques and addressing common problems encountered and how to overcome them. Cognitive-behavioral Therapy with Adults is an essential guide for practising clinicians and students of cognitive-behavioral therapy as well as educated consumers and those interested in psychotherapy for common mental disorders.

    • Content is focused on empirically informed clinical decision making
    • A user-friendly and practical book that is easy to read
    • Chapters draw on case studies to demonstrate specific techniques and how to overcome the common problems encountered

    Product details

    November 2010
    Paperback
    9780521720892
    202 pages
    245 × 190 × 10 mm
    0.46kg
    Available

    Table of Contents

    • Preface
    • 1. Cognitive-behavioral paradigm Mark Reinecke and Stefan Hofmann
    • 2. Assessment and case formulation Jackie Persons
    • 3. Depression and suicide Mark Reinecke and Jacqueline Gollan
    • 4. Bipolar disorder Jan Scott
    • 5. Generalized anxiety disorder Adrian Wells and Peter Fisher
    • 6. Social anxiety Tejal Jakatdar and Rick Heimberg
    • 7. Specific phobia Naomi Koerner, Jenny Rogojansk and Martin Antony
    • 8. Panic disorder Jason Prenoveau and Michelle Craske
    • 9. OCD Maureen Whittal and M. Robichaud
    • 10. PTSD Brett Litz
    • 11. Eating disorders Zafra Cooper and Chris Fairburn
    • 12. Psychotic disorders Nick Tarrier
    • 13. Body dysmorphic disorder Sabine Wilhelm
    • 14. Marital therapy Norm Epstein and Donald H. Baucum
    • 15. Personality disorders Alec Miller and Sarah Reynolds
    • 16. Mindfulness L. Needleman and Cynthia Cushman
    • 17. Future directions Mark Reinecke and Stefan Hofmann
    • Index.
      Contributors
    • Mark Reinecke, Stefan Hofmann, Jackie Persons, Jacqueline Gollan, Jan Scott, Adrian Wells, Peter Fisher, Tejal Jakatdar, Rick Heimberg, Naomi Koerner, Jenny Rogojansk, Martin Antony, Jason Prenoveau, Michelle Craske, Maureen Whittal, M. Robichaud, Brett Litz, Zafra Cooper, Chris Fairburn, Nick Tarrier, Sabine Wilhelm, Norm Epstein, Donald H. Baucum, Alec Miller, Sarah Reynolds, L. Needleman, Cynthia Cushman

    • Editors
    • Stefan Hofmann , Boston University

      Stefan G. Hofmann is Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychology at Boston University, USA.

    • Mark Reinecke , Northwestern University, Illinois

      Mark A. Reinecke is Chief of the Division of Psychology at the Northwestern University Medical School, USA.