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Oxford guide to behavioural experiments in cognitive therapy /

Oxford guide to behavioural experiments in cognitive therapy / edited by James Bennett-Levy, Gillian Butler, Melanie Fennell. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2004. - 320 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Cognitive behaviour therapy : science and practice series ; no. 2 . - Cognitive behaviour therapy : science and practice . - Cognitive behaviour therapy .

Summary: Behavioural experiments are one of the central and powerful methods of intervention in cognitive therapy. This handbook contains chapters that provide a theoretical and practical background for the understanding of behavioural experiments. Containing examples of over 200 experiments, it is aimed at those involved in cognitive behavioural therapy.

Includes bibliographic references and index.

Foreword; 1. Behavioural experiments: historical and conceptual underpinnings; 2. Devising effective behavioural experiments; 3. Panic disorder and agoraphobia; 4. Health anxiety; 5. Obsessive-compulsive disorder; 6. Generalised anxiety disorder; 7. Social anxiety; 8. Specific phobias; 9. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder; 10. Depression; 11. Bipolar affective disorders; 12. Psychotic symptoms; 13. Eating disorders; 14. Insomnia; 15. Physical illness and disability; 16. Acquired brain injury; 17. Avoidance of affect; 18. Self-injurious behaviour; 19. Interpersonal difficulties; 20. Low self-esteem; 21. Behavioural experiments: at the crossroads

Behavioural experiments are one of the central and most powerful methods of intervention in cognitive therapy. Containing examples of more than 200 experiments, this handbook is relevant to those involved in cognitive behavioural therapy, as well as stimulating exploration in both readers and patients alike.

9780198529156 (hbk.) : �70.00 9780198529163 (pbk.) : �29.95 0198529163 (pbk.)


Cognitive therapy.
Health and Wellbeing.
Cognitivism, cognitive theory
Behavioural theory (Behaviourism)
Experimental psychology
Abnormal psychology
Psychiatry
Psychotherapy

RC489.C63

616.89142 BEN

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