Main description:

This volume contains examples of how cognitive therapists working in varied settings with groups of adult clients have applied the cognitive model in their domain. Cognitive therapy has much broader application than the traditional area of depression; contributors illustrate the way they work by using extended case material, readers will hear the voices of the clients and empathise with both client and therapist as they seek to build a collaborative relationship. Areas discussed range from drug abuse and eating disorders to obsessive behaviour. Any therapist, however experienced, will learn from `listening in' on the cases presented and students will find it essential reading.

Contents:

Contents: Foreword by Aaron T. Beck Chapter One Severely depressed in-patients Ivy M. Blackburn Chapter Two Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia Ruth L. Greenberg Chapter Three Obsessions and Compulsions Paul M. Salkovskis Chapter Four Hypochondriasis Hilary M.C. Warwick and Paul M. Salkovskis Chapter Five Cancer Patients Jan Scott Chapter Six Eating Disorder Shelley Channon and Jane Wardle Chapter Seven Drug Abusers Stirling Moorey Chapter Eight Offenders Amanda Cole Chapter Nine Suicidal Patients J. Mark G. Williams and Jonathon Wells Chapter Ten The Wider Application of Cognitive Therapy: The End of the Beginning Mark G. Williams and Stirling Moorey