Cognitive-behavioral Therapy and Relapse Prevention for Depression and Anxiety

by Ludgate, John W.

• ISBN13: 9781568871226
• ISBN10: 1568871228
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-05-01
• Publisher: PROFESSIONAL RESOURCE PRESS

Summary

An indispensable source for helping clients stay well after treatment. This cognitive-behavioral therapy approach to treatment provides the client with the tools necessary to retain what is gained in therapy long after that therapy ends.

Author Biography

John W Ludgate, PhD, completed his clinical psychology training at the University of Edinburgh (Scotland) in 1976. After receiving his doctorate from Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland, he earned a Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Cognitive Therapy at the University of Pennsylvania. In 1986, he became the Assistant Director of Training at the Center for Cognitive Therapy in Philadelphia, a position he held for 2 years. Dr. Ludgate was appointed Research Clinical Psychologist in the Anxiety Disorders Clinic at the University of Oxford (England) in 1992, serving until 1994. He has published a number of articles and book chapters on cognitive therapy and, with Dr. Aaron Beck, co-authored a book on inpatient cognitive therapy in 1992. Dr. Ludgate currently works at the Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Center of Western North Carolina in Asheville, North Carolina. The author presents seminars and workshops at both national and international conferences as well as co-directing an intensive 6-month Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Training course in Asheville, North Carolina.