As a cogent summary of the field that addresses many key questions, "Mindfulness and Mental Health" is likely to help therapists from all professional backgrounds in getting to grips with developments that are becoming too significant to ignore. ...

This is a practical volume which reflects how treatment programmes can be compatible with the reality of service delivery and mental health provision in an organisational context. It also supports both training and clinical practice by presenting examples of clinical cases to illustrate the assessment, treatment planning and implementation processes of CBT for psychosis. This book is based on extensive clinical experience and real life service ...

This book presents a development of cognitive therapy based on clinical experience and evidence, which offers guidelines for innovative treatments of emotional disorders and conceptual arguments through the concept of metacognition for the future development of cognitive therapy. Coverage also includes a focus on the strengths and weaknesses of cognitive approaches to emotional disorders in clinical treatment. ...

Seeing older age as a time of loss and helplessness too often prevents therapists from providing treatments that can be of enormous benefit to older people. <P>Ken Laidlaw, Larry Thompson, Leah Dick-Siskin and Dolores Gallagher-Thompson draw upon their collective wealth of clinical experience to provide a comprehensive and practical guide to the applications of CBT to older adults. <P>Special features include: <UL><LI>A ...

Though grounded in traditional cognitive behavior therapy, this book refines the practical aspects of its application. The method described is flexible enough to be used for disorders other than depression. ...

Contributing authors explain how to apply the successful methods of cognitive -- behavioral therapy within a group setting. Both a primer of CBT for readers new to this area and a well-rounded presentation for those familiar with the practice, this book covers the essential hands-on techniques. ...

An ideal companion to Mind Over Mood -- the step-by-step cognitive therapy program that clients can work on at home -- this guide tells clinicians how to tailor the treatment manual to suit the needs of their individual clients and how to use the manual with groups, couples, in inpatient settings, and in brief therapies. ...

This book, written by clinicians who practice primarily from a psychodynamic framework, shows how to include cognitive-behavioral techniques in contemporary psychodynamic practice. In Part I, the authors examine why integration is essential and present a ...

Bringing together leading experts in the field, this book explores how cognitive therapy has become a treatment of choice not just for depression but for such diverse problems as eating disorders, health anxiety, OCD, panic, personality disorders, sexual problems, social phobia, and substance abuse. Theoretical and clinical issues that apply to particular populations, including children, adolescents, and the medically ill, are discussed in ...

A collection of 30 of the most popular and controversial articles by Albert Ellis, founder of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy. Each piece is updated by Dr. Ellis especially for this volume. Topics include sex, love, marriage, anger, rational living, and more. ...