Handbook of Brief Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

by Bond, Frank W.; Dryden, Windy

• ISBN13: 9780470713020
• ISBN10: 047071302X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2008-05-09
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

In this unique handbook, Frank Bond and Windy Dryden, have brought together a prominent cast of authors, to discuss issues concerning the definition, assessment and, in particular, the practice of brief Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT).

Contents include -
* the difference between brief and regular CBT and evidence for its effectiveness
* How to use brief CBT in your own area of practice
* Applying brief CBT to emotional disorders, anxiety, workplace stress and more

This handbook is accessible to a wide range of readers, including academics, practitioners, psychotherapists, counsellors, and students training in CBT.

Table of Contents

Brief cognitive-behavioural therapy: Definition and scientific foundations (Hazlett-Stevens)

Assessment issues in brief cognitive behavioural therapy (Armfield Key and Craske)

Brief ACT Treatment of Depression (Zettle and Hayes)

Panic disorder with agorophobia (Heinrichs et al)

Brief cognitive behavioural intervention for anger (Novaco and Jarvis)

Cognitive therapy for generalised anxiety disorder (Wells)

ACT at Work (Bond and Hayes)

Cognitive therapy for social phobia (Wells)

Brief cognitive behavioural interventions for substance abuse (Bishop)

Brief cognitive behavioural therapy with couples (Epstein et al)

Child and adolescence problems (Carr)

Preventing and treating evaluation strain: A brief CBT approach (Flaxman et al)

Preventing counsellor burnout in brief cognitive behaviour therapy (Ellis)