Anxiety Disorders And Phobias: A Cognitive Perspective - Softcover

Aaron T. Beck; Gary Emery; Ruth L. Greenberg

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9780465003853: Anxiety Disorders And Phobias: A Cognitive Perspective

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ISBN 10: 0465003850 ISBN 13: 9780465003853

Publisher: Basic Books, 1991

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The founder of cognitive therapy and two colleagues apply the concepts of cognitive therapy, used successfully in treating depression, to the treatment of anxiety disorders and phobias. Part I shows how the activation of specific nonadaptive cognitive patterns leads to the complex symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder, agoraphobia, simple phobias, and the evaluation anxieties. Part II shows how distorted perceptions of threat and danger are corrected through cognitive restructuring, relaxation, and distraction techniques and through such behavioral methods as exposure therapy and activity scheduling.

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About the Author:

Aaron T. Beck is university professor of psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, and Director of the Center for Cognitive Therapy in Philadelphia. Gary Emery is director of the Los Angeles Center for Cognitive Therapy and Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at UCLA. Ruth L. Greenberg is a psychologist in private practice, and trains psychotherapists at the Center for Cognitive Therapy. Aaron T. Beck is university professor of psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, and Director of the Center for Cognitive Therapy in Philadelphia. Gary Emery is director of the Los Angeles Center for Cognitive Therapy and Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at UCLA. Ruth L. Greenberg is a psychologist in private practice, and trains psychotherapists at the Center for Cognitive Therapy. Aaron T. Beck is university professor of psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, and Director of the Center for Cognitive Therapy in Philadelphia. Gary Emery is director of the Los Angeles Center for Cognitive Therapy and Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at UCLA. Ruth L. Greenberg is a psychologist in private practice, and trains psychotherapists at the Center for Cognitive Therapy.

Review:

"Indispensable reading for students and experienced practitioners alike." -- --Hans Strupp, Ph.D.A

"The authors succeed in adding the very important cognitive dimension to our understanding of the anxiety disorders...strongly recommended." -- --Nancy C. Andreason,American Journal of Psychiatry

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