Learning Cognitive-Behavior Therapy: An Illustrated Guide - Softcover

Jesse H. Wright; Monica Ramirez Basco; Michael E. Thase

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1585621536 ISBN 13: 9781585621538

Publisher: American Psychiatric Publishing, 2005

Synopsis

Through lavish use of video, tables and charts, learning exercises, troubleshooting examples, and practical tips for getting the most from treatment interventions, Learning Cognitive-Behavior Therapy: An Illustrated Guide is designed to help both students and practitioners master the core methods of this proven form of psychotherapy. This easy-to-use guidebook offers full explanations of the most effective behavioral methods; a program designed for achieving competency that covers both basic methods for patients with depression and anxiety and advanced techniques for patients with bipolar disorder, psychoses, and eating and personality disorders; an integrated cognitive-behavioral/biological/interpersonal model for treatment; and instructions on fully integrating CBT with psychopharmacological intervention, as well as formulation and treatment methods endorsed by the Academy of Cognitive Therapy. Written by seasoned cognitive-behavior therapists who also demonstrate CBT methods on the accompanying DVD, Learning Cognitive-Behavior Therapy: An Illustrated Guide is indisputably the essential resource for students of multiple disciplines and practitioners who wish to learn the invaluable techniques of CBT.

About this title

About the Author:

Jesse H. Wright, M.D., Ph.D., is Professor and Associate Chairman in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Louisville School of Medicine, Norton Psychiatric Center, in Louisville, Kentucky.

Review:

"Fortunately, with this book on cognitive-behavior therapy, Jesse Wright, MD, and associates have found a near ideal balance between theory and practice, and in doing so have produced one of the most valuable psychotherapy guidebooks on the market today." --"Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic", "June 2009"

About this edition

• Publisher: American Psychiatric Publishing
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1585621536
• ISBN 13: 9781585621538
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 300