Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Psychiatric Problems

An account of cognitive behaviour therapy which provides a detailed account of how to carry out a cognitive-behavioural assessment and how to use the resulting information to treat various conditions ranging from general anxiety to chronic psychiatric handicaps.

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Cognitive behaviour therapy is now established as one of the leading psychological treatments for many psychiatric conditions and numerous controlled trials have demonstrated its effectiveness. This work provides guidance on how to practise cognitive behaviour therapy with patients suffering from a wide range of emotional disorders. The text also provides reviews of research findings. The editors have drawn together contributions from specialists in the practice, teaching and empirical investigation of cognitive behaviour therapy. The book begins with a summary of cognitive behavioural principles on which the theory is based and continues with an account of how to carry out the cognitive-behavioural assessment. Subsequent chapters describe how to use cognitive behaviour therapy to treat particular conditions ranging from panic and general anxiety to depression and eating and somatic disorders. Each chapter describes the condition under consideration, outlines assessment procedures and factors likely to be important in formulating the problem, and then takes the reader step-by-step through each stage of the treatment.
Particular attention is paid to the ways of overcoming difficulties encountered during treatment. The volume concludes with a description of problem-solving training. It should be of value to anyone wishing to use cognitive behavioural treatment, novices and experienced practitioners alike.