Learning Cognitive-Behavior Therapy: An Illustrated Guide

Designed to help both students and practitioners master the core methods of this proven form of psychotherapy. Covers all of the key features of CBT, beginning with the origins of the CBT model and an overview of core theories and techniques that guide the work of effective cognitive-behavior therapists. Provides pragmatic instructions on how to implement the most important CBT methods, including specific methods used to identify and change maladaptive cognitions and behavior in major psychiatric disorders, from depression and anxiety to bipolar disorder, psychoses, and eating and personality disorders.