Gillian Butler, Melanie Fennell, Ann Hackmann

Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety Disorders

Mastering Clinical Challenges

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Helping therapists bring about enduring change when treating clients with any anxiety disorder, this invaluable book combines expert guidance, in-depth exploration, and innovative clinical strategies. The authors draw on extensive experience and research to provide a framework for constructing lucid formulations of complex cases. They identify obstacles that frequently arise during the early, middle, and later stages of treatment and present a wide range of practical solutions. The volume demonstrates clear-cut yet flexible ways to enhance client engagement, foster metacognitive awareness, facilitate emotional processing, address low self-esteem and fear of uncertainty, and much more, including reproducible handouts and forms.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Guilford Publications
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Juli 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 259mm x 187mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 603g
• ISBN-13: 9781593858308
• ISBN-10: 1593858302
• Artikelnr.: 23600921

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
I. Setting the Scene
1. Treating Anxiety Disorders: The State of the Art
II. Deepening Understanding and Securing Engagement
2. Assessment: Investigating Appraisals in Depth
3. Case Formulation: Making Sense of Complexity
4. Decentering from Thoughts: Achieving Objectivity
III. Facilitating Emotional Processing
5. Bringing About Lasting Change at the Deepest Level
6. The Role of Behavioral Experiments
IV. Overcoming Three Major Obstacles to Progress
7. Avoidance of Affect
8. Low Self-Esteem
9. Dealing with Uncertainty
V. Ending Treatment Productively
10. Creating a Therapy Blueprint