Cognitive Therapy of Anxiety Disorders: A Practice Manual and Conceptual Guide [Paperback]

Adrian Wells (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 047196476X | ISBN-13: 978-0471964766 | Publication Date: August 7, 1997 | Edition: 1

Cognitive therapies are based on the idea that behavior and emotions result largely from an individual's appraisal of a situation, and are therefore influenced by that individual's beliefs, assumptions and images. This book is a comprehensive guide to cognitive therapy of anxiety disorders.

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"..an excellent section on GAD and the metacognitive approach"... (The Observer, 14 October 2001)

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Provides an up-to-date account and state-of-the-art methods in cognitive therapy for the treatment of anxiety disorders. The author draws on his vast experience of cognitive therapy and work in anxiety disorders, to give the reader new and detailed accounts and strategies. It also offers practical advice on designing and executing cognitive experiments, home work tasks, and verbal re-attribution methods.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 328 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (August 7, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 047196476X
• ISBN-13: 978-0471964766
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #481,219 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding guide to the treatment of anxiety disorders, July 15, 1998

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Robert Leahy "Robert L. Leahy, Ph.D." (NEW YORK CITY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cognitive Therapy of Anxiety Disorders: A Practice Manual and Conceptual Guide (Paperback)

This book is an excellent, state-of-the-art review and manual for the treatment of the major anxiety disorders. Wells provides clear, practical, and insightful examples of interventions in the treatment of generalized anxiety, panic, social phobia, health anxiety and ocd. This book will be helpful to clinicians who are new to cognitive-behavior therapy as well as therapists who are experienced in the model. The significant advances made by the groups at Oxford, Manchester, and the University of Pennsylvania are convincingly described here and important new applications are described.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Made My Day, July 16, 2000

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James Claiborn "James Claiborn Ph.D. ABPP ACT" (South Portland ME, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cognitive Therapy of Anxiety Disorders: A Practice Manual and Conceptual Guide (Paperback)

I was planning an all day course for therapists on cognitive therapy for anxiety disorders when someone told me about Wells' book. It made my day or more accurately it made my day much easier. This book is clear in conceptualizing anxiety disorders with a cognitive model, illustrating them with diagrams and leading the therapist to the logical steps in treatment. I found it helpful not only in teaching but also in treating individual patients with anxiety. Any cognitive therapist will find this well thought out book a helpful source.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting book, theoretically, September 21, 2001

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This review is from: Cognitive Therapy of Anxiety Disorders: A Practice Manual and Conceptual Guide (Paperback)

Very interesting book for cognitive therapist. Framework is built, chapters on each anxiety disorder are clear and pertinent. Theoretically, this book helps to conceptualise a cognitive approach. But, on the other side, although some tools are offered, sometimes you ask yourself if what is advocated is fully related to day-to-day treatment. Chapters on GAD and panic disorder are really good. Chapter on OCD is less good, because too theoretical, less practical.