Handbook of cognitive behavioral therapy. Vol. 1, Overview and aproaches /
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)--what a term that evokes a distinctive reaction in mental health professionals, in scholars and researchers in medicine and related fields, and in clients who struggle with mental health problems. CBT is arguably the best researched of all the psychotherapeutic app...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, DC :
American Psychological Association,
2021.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)--what a term that evokes a distinctive reaction in mental health professionals, in scholars and researchers in medicine and related fields, and in clients who struggle with mental health problems. CBT is arguably the best researched of all the psychotherapeutic approaches that can be delivered to clients in need, and results from empirical studies confirm that CBT is highly efficacious in reducing psychiatric symptoms and problems in functioning and in improving satisfaction in relationships and quality of life. The reader is about to embark on an ambitious two-volume set that is meant to cover, certainly not exhaustively, the range of contemporary cognitive behavioral scholarship that defines the field today. This book consists of three main sections. Part I provides a contextual background to understand the roots of CBT, its major theoretical and empirical findings, and current issues in the field. Part II focuses on strategies and techniques that are used across many specific approaches within the family of CBTs. It defines a strategy as a general intervention approach that is meant to operate according to a specific hypothesized process of change (e.g., cognitive restructuring, behavioral activation) and a technique as a specific practice that is implemented to achieve the aim of the strategy (e.g., the thought record). Part III, focuses on cognitive behavioral psychotherapy packages. The chapters generally follow a format that describes the history of the approach, its main procedures, outcome data, mechanisms of change, applications to diverse populations, and dissemination"--Abstract. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved) |
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| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxvii, 787 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781433833519 1433833514 |