Cognitive behavior therapy - William T. O′Donohue

Step–by–step guidelines to applying empirically supported cognitive behavior therapies

Cognitive Behavior Therapy brings together all the techniques of cognitive behavior therapy into one comprehensive volume. In more than sixty chapters, an international group of contributors offer complete information on the details of implementing empirically supported therapeutic techniques to treat a wide range of presenting problems, including smoking cessation, stress management, habit reversal, pain management, and many others.

This book assists you in properly and successfully delivering a large number of effective treatment techniques. The broad array of empirically supported techniques, thoroughly covered by leading experts in each discipline, provides a unique resource for thorough and proper administration of effective therapies for a wide range of clinical problems. A range of basic to more complex methods in cognitive behavior therapy is identified, including standard behavior therapy and cognitive therapy techniques, as well as up–to–date procedures such as acceptance strategies and mindfulness.

Complete with helpful tables clearly explaining, step by step, the implementation of each therapeutic technique, Cognitive Behavior Therapy is an essential tool for mental health practitioners and researchers working with these specialized therapies.

William O Donohue
is Nicholas Cummings Professor of Behavioral Healthcare Delivery at the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR). He holds adjunct appointments in the Department of Philosophy at UNR and at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

Jane E. Fisher
is Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Nevada, Reno.

Steven C. Hayes
is a former president of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy and a Foundation Professor of Psychology at the University of Nevada, Reno.