psychological opportunities psychotherapies cognitive-behavior

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Contemporary Cognitive Therapy: Theory, Research, and Practice

1 review

The Guilford Press, 2004

A reference text
This is probably the best and up-to-date contribution to the contemporary cognitive therapy, for which it is likely to become the reference text. The Arthur Freeman's article is absolutely fundamental.

Roadblocks in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy: Transforming Challenges into Opportunities for Change

2 reviews

The Guilford Press, 2006

A comprehensive review about resistence
There are many CBT books, but rare ones for discussing the resistence problem in using CBT. In this book, the reader can find various contributions from prominent figures, like Freeman, Wells, Leahy and more, in discussing the difficulties in using CBT with solutions offered. It needs reading and re-reading to capture the content, while the points there are valid and very useful to experienced ...

Cognitive Therapy: Basic Principles and Applications

1 review
Robert L. Leahy

Jason Aronson, 1996

Exceptional Book!
This book succeeds in making cognitive therapy principles accessible for those of us trained in a dynamic model. This is an excellent tool for all clinicians.

Overcoming Resistance in Cognitive Therapy

1 review
Robert L. Leahy

The Guilford Press, 2001

Deeper understanding upon CBT
This book has outlined important resistence in using CBT for our clients. For experienced clinican, this book can remind us of the complexity of the therapy, and also other significant factors from the client, and ourselves, of course, in influenzing the outcome and process of the CBT. This book needs reading and re-reading to deeper introspection for our daily practice.

Treatment Plans and Interventions for Depression and Anxiety Disorders

6 reviews
Robert L. Leahy, Stephen J. Holland

The Guilford Press, 2000

An excellent tool at last !!!
I am a second year MSW student who works in a mental health clinic. I have found this book to be extremely helpful and practical in the treatment of depressive and anxiety disorders. My supervisor even purchased a copy of this book after she saw my work. Clients respond well to the interventions suggested, and they feel like they are finally being understood. It also forces the worker to be ...

The Worry Cure: Seven Steps to Stop Worry from Stopping You

24 reviews
Robert L. Leahy

Three Rivers Press, 2006

THE CLINICAL PYSCHOLOGIST praises The Worry Cure
Worry is not only ubiquitous to the anxiety disorders, but brief, less severe manifestations of this cognitive phenomena are pervasive throughout the general population. Who amongst us has not worried at one time or another? Moreover the deleterious effects of chronic and severe worry are not confined to a specific disorder like generalized anxiety disorder but instead are a major symptom ...

Anxiety Free
Robert L. Leahy

Hay House UK Ltd, 2009

Cognitive Therapy Techniques: A Practitioner's Guide

6 reviews
Robert L. Leahy

The Guilford Press, 2003

Wonderful, practical, go-to resource for the clinician.
Dr. Leahy has provided a first-class resource of techniques for the problem-solving oriented clinician to use. This book is laid out in a logical format; you are shown the technique, the rationale, given clinical vignettes, possible obstacles, cross-references to other techniques to be used in conjunction or perhaps instead of a particular method, as well as a homework assignment for the ...

Bipolar Disorder: A Cognitive Therapy Approach

5 reviews
Cory F. Newman, Robert L. Leahy, ...

American Psychological Association (APA), 2001

Excellent
A complement to recent "encyclopedias" on the subject, this is an outstanding guide for the layman. More writing of this kind will be necessary to help understand this plague of our times. But this is basic, core material. This layman highly recommends it.

El Trastorno Bipolar / Bipolar Disorder: Una aproximacion desde la terapia cognitiva/A Cognitive Therapy ...
Cory F., Ph.D. Newman, Robert L. Leahy, ...

Ediciones Paidos Iberica, 2005

Psychological Treatment of Bipolar Disorder

The Guilford Press, 2003

From leading scientist-practitioners, this volume presents a range of effective psychosocial approaches for enhancing medication adherence and improving long-term outcomes in adults and children with bipolar illness. Authors review the conceptual and empirical bases of their respective modalities--including cognitive, family-focused, group, and interpersonal and social rhythm therapies--and provide clear descriptions of therapeutic procedures. ...

Practicing Cognitive Therapy: A Guide to Interventions (New Directions in Cognitive-Behavior Therapy)
Robert L. Leahy

Jason Aronson, 1997

Since its development thirty-five years ago, the practice of cognitive therapy has been extended well beyond the treatment of depression. It is now effectively used with substance abuse, marital conflict, sexual dysfunction, panic disorders, post-traumatic stress disorders, paranoid delusional disorders, and a variety of other affective, anxiety, and personality disorders. Each chapter in this volume presents state-of-the-art treatment by one of ...

The Therapeutic Relationship in the Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapies
Paul Gilbert, Robert L. Leahy

Routledge, 2007

Although the therapeutic relationship is a major contributor to therapeutic outcomes, the cognitive behavioral psychotherapies have not explored this aspect in any detail. This book addresses this shortfall and explores the therapeutic relationship from a range of different perspectives within cognitive behavioral and emotion focused therapy traditions. The Therapeutic Relationship in the Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapies covers new ...

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