A Primer on Rational-Emotive Therapy

The authors have recently updated this concise, systematic guide on Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT). They discuss rational versus irrational thinking, the ABC framework, the three basic musts that interfere with rational thinking and behavior, two basic biological tendencies, two fundamental human disturbances, and the theory of change in REBT. A detailed case example that includes verbatim dialogue between therapist and client illustrates the 18-step REBT treatment sequence. An appendix by Albert Ellis examines the special features of REBT.

Windy Dryden, Ph.D., is professor of counselling at Goldsmiths College, University of London. He is a Fellow of the British Psychological Society and of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. Raymond DiGiuseppe, Ph.D., ABPP, is professor of psychology and chair of the psychology department at St. John's University in New York. He has served as director of professional education at the Albert Ellis Institute in New York City. Michael Neenan is associate director of the Center for Stress Management in London, England. He coedits the Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapist, which is the journal of the Association for Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapists (United Kingdom).