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Oxford Guide to Behavioural Experiments in Cognitive Therapy


Oxford Guide to Behavioural Experiments in Cognitive Therapy

Paperback by Bennett-Levy, James (Oxford Cognitive Therapy Centre, Warneford Hospital, Oxford, UK Edited by); Butler, Gillian (Oxford Cognitive Therapy Centre and Department of Clinical Psychology, Warneford Hospital, Oxford, UKOxford Cognitive Therapy Centre and Department of Clinical Psychology, Warneford Hospital, Oxford, UK); Fennell, Melanie (Oxford Cognitive Therapy Centre and Univeristy of Oxford Department of...

Oxford Guide to Behavioural Experiments in Cognitive Therapy

£54.00

ISBN:
9780198529163
Publication Date:
6 May 2004
Language:
English
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Pages:
496 pages
Format:
Paperback
For delivery:
Estimated despatch 22 May 2024
Oxford Guide to Behavioural Experiments in Cognitive Therapy

Description

Behavioural experiments are one of the central and most powerful methods of intervention in cognitive therapy. Yet until now, there has been no volume specifically dedicated to guiding physicians who wish to design and implement behavioural experiments across a wide range of clinical problems. The Oxford Guide to Behavioural Experiments in Cognitive Therapy fills this gap. It is written by clinicians for clinicians. It is a practical, easy to read handbook, which is relevant for practising clinicians at every level, from trainees to cognitive therapy supervisors. Following a foreword by David Clark, the first two chapters provide a theoretical and practical background for the understanding and development of behavioural experiments. Thereafter, the remaining chapters of the book focus on particular problem areas. These include problems which have been the traditional focus of cognitive therapy (e.g. depression, anxiety disorders), as well as those which have only more recently become a subject of study (bipolar disorder, psychotic symptoms), and some which are still in their relative infancy (physical health problems, brain injury). The book also includes several chapters on transdiagnostic problems, such as avoidance of affect, low self-esteem, interpersonal issues, and self-injurious behaviour. A final chapter by Christine Padesky provides some signposts for future development. Containing examples of over 200 behavioural experiments, this book will be of enormous practical value for all those involved in cognitive behavioural therapy, as well as stimulating exploration and creativity in both its readers and their patients.

Contents

Foreword ; 1. Behavioural experiments: historical and conceptual underpinnings ; 2. Devising effective behavioural experiments ; 3. Panic disorder and agoraphobia ; 4. Health anxiety ; 5. Obsessive-compulsive disorder ; 6. Generalised anxiety disorder ; 7. Social anxiety ; 8. Specific phobias ; 9. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ; 10. Depression ; 11. Bipolar affective disorders ; 12. Psychotic symptoms ; 13. Eating disorders ; 14. Insomnia ; 15. Physical illness and disability ; 16. Acquired brain injury ; 17. Avoidance of affect ; 18. Self-injurious behaviour ; 19. Interpersonal difficulties ; 20. Low self-esteem ; 21. Behavioural experiments: at the crossroads

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