Oxford Guide to CBT for People with Cancer (Oxford Guides to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) - Softcover

Moorey, Stirling; Greer, Steven

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0199605807 ISBN 13: 9780199605804

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2012

Synopsis

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) has established itself as the psychological treatment of choice for many conditions. It offers a brief, convincing, common sense approach to the emotional problems faced by people with cancer, and there is considerable evidence for its effectiveness. Using a cognitive behavioural model to understand reactions to cancer, the authors present cognitive, behavioural, emotional and interpersonal interventions to help people adjust to the threat to their life and their view of themselves. Case examples illustrate how these techniques are used to reduce anxiety and depression, induce a fighting spirit, teach effective coping skills and develop open communication between patients and their partners.

Now part of the Oxford Guide to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy series, this new edition has been updated in light of new clinical and research findings in the fields of psycho-oncology and cognitive behaviour therapy over the last 10 years. Mental health professionals working in oncology and health care professionals interested in psychological management will find this a useful source for psychological techniques that can be applied in a busy clinical setting.

About this title

About the Author:

Stirling Moorey is a Consultatnt Psychiatrist of Cgnitive Behaviour Therapy at the Maudsley Hospital in London. Steven Greer is a Consultant Psychiatrist at St. Raphael's Hospice in North Cheam, Surrey, U.K. .

Review:

`Review from previous edition The book is very well written and may be appropriate not only for psychotherapists, but also for physicians who want to improve their psychosomatic skills.'
Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics

`I would . . . highly recommend this book to those working in palliative care. It was easy to read, of manageable length, and provided many useful examples of cognitive and behavioural techniques that those working in palliative care would be able to adopt immediately into clinical practice.'

Palliative Medicine, 17

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0199605807
• ISBN 13: 9780199605804
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 304