The Practice of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy

By Lynne M. Drummond and Richard S. Stern

Book Overview

The integration of behavioral and cognitive approaches to psychotherapy has much to offer in the treatment of a wide range of disabling conditions in psychiatry. In this book, the authors, both experienced clinicians and teachers, provide what they describe as a tool-kit for the management of patients using behavioral and cognitive psychotherapy. Based firmly on the work of the pioneers of behavioral and cognitive approaches, the authors illustrate the application of these principles through a vivid and instructive series of case histories. They show how, properly applied, behavioral and cognitive psychotherapy can contribute to the treatment and rehabilitation of even severely incapacitated patients. The cases discussed range from obsessive compulsive disorders and anxiety states to chronically disabled pationts with schizophrenia or depression. Chapters are also devoted to the use of these techniques in marital therapy, sex therapy, social skill training and the treatment of psychosomatic disorders. A comprehensive glossary of terms used in behavioral and cognitive therapy is provided for newcomers in the field. The emphasis is on practical work with patients for the alleviation of maladaptive or unwanted behavior and thoughts, and the authors also give guidance on some of the pitfalls to be avoided and on the concomitant use of medication. This book will be of value to mental health professionals training in the use of behavioral and cognitive psychotherapy.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521387426
• ISBN13: 9780521387422
• Release Date: November 1991
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.9" x 9.7"

Customer Reviews

A key book on Behavioural and Cognitive Techniques

..this book seems ideal as a teaching text for medical students, psychiatric registrars and nurses who wish to learn about behavioural and cognitive therapy. It is simple and practical in its approach, with a rich goldmine of case examples to illustrate the techniques and a minimum of theoretical discussion. It presents cases with sufficient human interest to make the reports lively and memorable, but at the same time the therapeutic message of each case is clearly stated and the technique easily appreciated and learned...this book will succeed because it is lucid, practical and informative, and above all presents behavioural and cognitive therapy as an effective and sensitive approach to the relief of suffering