Anxiety Disorders and Phobias by Aaron Beck
At the forefront of the cognitive revolution, renowned psychiatrist Aaron T. Beck turned to information processing in order to understand the sources, consequences, and cures of anxiety disorders and phobias. In the first half of this classic text, Beck elabourates on the clinical picture of anxiety disorders and phobias and presents an explanatory model to account for the rich complexity of these phenomena. Cognitive psychologist Gary Emery then details the therapeutic principles, strategies, and tactics developed on the basis of the cognitive model of anxiety disorders and phobias.This fifteenth anniversary edition of the foundational work on cognitive therapy features a new introduction by Beck, in which he offers an up-to-date appraisal of the current state of cognitive therapy and its application to the treatment of phobias and anxiety.
Aaron T. Beck is university professor of psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, and Director of the centre for Cognitive Therapy in Philadelphia.Gary Emery is director of the Los Angeles centre for Cognitive Therapy and Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at UCLA.Ruth L. Greenberg is a psychologist in private practice, and trains psychotherapists at the centre for Cognitive Therapy.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780465005871 |
| ISBN 10 | 046500587X |
| Title | Anxiety Disorders and Phobias |
| Author | Aaron Beck |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Basic Books |
| Year published | 2005-06-29 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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