Main description:

*Practical: includes session outlines, sample dialogues, forms, and checklists.
*Each disorder-specific chapter includes a recommended treatment protocol.
*Evidence based: CBT groups can be as effective as individual treatment.
*Wide appeal to therapists and counselors in a range of settings.

Contents:

I. General Principles and Practice of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Groups

1. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Groups: Possibilities and Challenges

2. Group Processes in CBT: Using Group Dynamics Productively

3. Cognitive Strategies in CBT Groups

4. Behavioral Strategies in CBT Groups

5. Basic Structure and Implementation of CBT Groups

6. Overcoming Obstacles in CBT Groups: Challenges and Problems in Group Structure

II. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Groups for Specific Disorders

7. Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia

8. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

9. Social Anxiety Disorder

10. Depression

11. Bipolar Disorder

12. Eating Disorders

13. Substance Abuse, Frederick Rotgers and Trinh An Nguyen

14. Personality Disorders, Arthur Freeman and Jessica L. Stewart

15. Schizophrenia, David L. Roberts, Amy E. Pinkham, and David L. Penn

III. Comorbidity and Future Directions

16. Comorbidity and CBT Groups

17. The FAQs of CBT Group Intervention