Oxford Guide to Behavioural Experiments in Cognitive Therapy

by Bennett-Levy, James; Butler, Gillian; Fennell, Melanie; Hackmann, Ann; Mueller, Martina; Westbrook, David; Rouf, Khadj

• ISBN13: 9780198529163
• ISBN10: 0198529163
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-07-08
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Behavioural experiments are one of the central and most powerful methods of intervention in cognitive therapy. To be successful, they require creativity and sophisticated understanding on the part of the therapist. Yet until now, there has been no comprehensive text to guide clinicians wishing to design behavioural experiments across a wide range of clinical problems. The Oxford Guide to Behavioural Experiments in Cognitive Therapy has been written by clinicians for clinicians to fill this gap. It is designed as a practical, easy-to-read handbook, which can be studied in detail or dipped into in the few minutes prior to seeing a patient. Its 21 chapters cover problem areas, ranging from those which have traditionally been the focus of cognitive therapy (e.g. depression, anxiety disorders) through to areas in their relative infancy (e.g. psychosis, physical health problems, low self-esteem). Containing examples of over 200 behavioural experiments, The Oxford Guide is a book that cognitive therapists at all levels of experience will want on their bookshelves to provide inspiration, ideas, and guidance. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

List of contributors	xvii
How to use this book	xix
Behavioural experiments: historical and conceptual underpinnings	1	(20)
James Bennett--Levy
David Westbrook
Melanie Fennell
Myra Cooper
Khadj Rouf
Ann Hackmann
Devising effective behavioural experiments	21	(38)
Khadj Rouf
Melanie Fennell
David Westbrook
Myra Cooper
James Bennett--Levy
Panic disorder and agoraphobia	59	(22)
Ann Hackmann
Health anxiety	81	(20)
Amy Silver
Diana Sanders
Norma Morrison
Carolyn Cowey
Obsessive-compulsive disorder	101	(20)
Norma Morrison
David Westbrook
Generalized anxiety disorder	121	(20)
Gillian Butler
Khadj Rouf
Social anxiety	141	(20)
Gillian Butler
Ann Hackmann
Specific phobias	161	(22)
Joan Kirk
Khadj Rouf
Post-traumatic stress disorder	183	(22)
Martina Mueller
Ann Hackmann
Alison Croft
Depression	205	(20)
Melanie Fennell
James Bennett--Levy
David Westbrook
Bipolar affective disorders	225	(20)
June Dent
Helen Close
Joanne Ryder
Psychotic symptoms	245	(22)
Helen Close
Stefan Schuller
Eating disorders	267	(20)
Myra Cooper
Linette Whitehead
Nicky Boughton
Insomnia	287	(22)
Melissa Ree
Allison Harvey
Physical illness and disability	309	(22)
Amy Silver
Christina Surawy
Diana Sanders
Acquired brain injury	331	(20)
Joanna McGrath
Nigel King
Avoidance of affect	351	(22)
Gillian Butler
Christina Surawy
Self-injurious behaviour	373	(20)
Helen Kennerley
Interpersonal difficulties	393	(20)
Paul Flecknoe
Diana Sanders
Low self-esteem	413	(20)
Melanie Fennell
Helen Jenkins
Behavioural experiments: at the crossroads	433	(6)
Christine Padesky
References	439	(14)
Index	453