Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Tinnitus - Softcover

Beukes, Eldre W.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1635502993 ISBN 13: 9781635502992

Publisher: Plural Publishing, Inc., 2020

Synopsis

For many individuals afflicted with tinnitus, the condition causes substantial distress. While there is no known cure for tinnitus, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) can offer an effective strategy for managing the symptoms and side effects of chronic tinnitus. Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Tinnitus is the first book to provide comprehensive CBT counseling materials specifically developed for the management of tinnitus. 

This valuable professional book has two primary purposes: to provide clinical guidelines for audiologists who are offering CBT-based counseling for tinnitus and self-help materials for individuals with tinnitus. In addition, these materials may be of interest to researchers developing evidence-based therapies for tinnitus. 

The book is structured into three sections. Section A provides background information about the theoretical aspects of CBT and some practical tips on how to use this book. Section B provides the CBT counseling, or self-help, materials, which can be used by both audiologists and tinnitus sufferers. Finally, Section C provides some supplementary materials for clinicians that can aid monitoring and engagement of tinnitus suffers during the course of intervention.

Key Features

• The CBT materials contained in this text have been tested in numerous clinical trials across the globe (Australia, Germany, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States) both as self-help book chapters and self-help materials delivered via the Internet. 
• The counseling materials are presented at minimum reading grade level (U.S. 6th grade level) to maximize reader engagement. 
• The authors of this book have extensive experience in the management of tinnitus, offering useful insights for clinicians and tinnitus sufferers.
• Access to a PluralPlus companion website with various ancillaries such as expert advice videos for each chapter to facilitate its adoption to clinical practice.<br />  

About this title

About the Author

Eldré Beukes, PhD, is the Post-doctoral Researcher and Research Audiologist at the Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences at Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas. She received her BSc in South Africa, her MSc in Audiology from the University of Manchester and her PhD was awarded from Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK. She is a clinical scientist in Audiology and was awarded the Richard May prize following her training. She received the prestigious Shapiro prize from the British Tinnitus Association for her research three years in a row (between 2017- 2019) and the Hallpike Research Prize in 2019 from the British Association of Audiological Physicians for her work involving the development and running of clinical trials to assess the effectiveness of Internet-based interventions.

Gerhard Andersson, PhD, is a full professor of Clinical Psychology at Linköping University, Sweden and affiliated researcher at Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden. He is also active as a part-time clinician at the local audiology department, working with tinnitus and hyperacusis patients. He was among the first in the world to start doing research on internet-delivered treatments including self-help for tinnitus. Dr. Andersson has published extensively and is highly cited.

Vinaya Manchaiah, AuD, MBA, PhD, is a Jo Mayo Endowed Professor of Speech and Hearing Sciences at the Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences at Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas. He received is BSc from the All India Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH), India, his MSc from the Institute of Sound and Vibration Research (ISVR), University of Southampton, UK, his clinical doctorate (AuD) from Nova Southeastern University, US, and his research doctorate (PhD) from Linköping University in Sweden. He also holds Executive MBA and a post-graduate certificate degree in teaching in higher education from Swansea University in UK. He has worked in various clinical, research, teaching, and administrative roles, although his current academic appointment centers predominantly on research. His research focuses on improving the accessibility, affordability, and outcomes of hearing loss and tinnitus by promoting self-management and use of digital technologies. His research has been funded by various organizations including the National Institutes of Health (NIH). He has published more than 130 peer-reviewed manuscripts and four books. He has received numerous awards including the prestigious Bharat Samman Award from the NRI Institute in India in 2017, Erskine fellowship from the University of Canterbury in New Zealand in 2019, and was named a Jerger Future Leader of Audiology by the American Academy of Audiology in 2016.

Viktor Kaldo, PhD, shares his time between being a Professor of Clinical Psychology at the Department of Psychology, Linnaeus University, Sweden and research group leader at Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. He started his clinical and scientific career in 1999 by developing and implementing the first internet-based CBT-program to reduce tinnitus-related distress together with Professor Gerhard Andersson. After his dissertation at Uppsala University in 2008, he became a postdoc and later senior researcher at the Internet Psychiatry Clinic in Stockholm, affiliated to Karolinska Institutet. He has over a hundred publications so far, including 27 peer-reviewed articles, books, and chapters related to tinnitus and how to help those suffering from it.

Edition details

• Publisher: Plural Publishing, Inc.
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1635502993
• ISBN 13: 9781635502992
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256