Learning Cognitive-Behavior Therapy: An Illustrated Guide [Paperback]

Jesse H. Wright (Author), Monica Ramirez Basco (Author), Michael E. Thase (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 2005 | ISBN-10: 1585621536 | ISBN-13: 978-1585621538 | Edition: Pap/DVD

Through lavish use of video, tables and charts, learning exercises, troubleshooting examples, and practical tips for getting the most from treatment interventions, Learning Cognitive-Behavior Therapy: An Illustrated Guide is designed to help both students and practitioners master the core methods of this proven form of psychotherapy. This easy-to-use guidebook offers full explanations of the most effective behavioral methods; a program designed for achieving competency that covers both basic methods for patients with depression and anxiety and advanced techniques for patients with bipolar disorder, psychoses, and eating and personality disorders; an integrated cognitive-behavioral/biological/interpersonal model for treatment; and instructions on fully integrating CBT with psychopharmacological intervention, as well as formulation and treatment methods endorsed by the Academy of Cognitive Therapy. Written by seasoned cognitive-behavior therapists who also demonstrate CBT methods on the accompanying DVD, Learning Cognitive-Behavior Therapy: An Illustrated Guide is indisputably the essential resource for students of multiple disciplines and practitioners who wish to learn the invaluable techniques of CBT.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Fortunately, with this book on cognitive-behavior therapy, Jesse Wright, MD, and associates have found a near ideal balance between theory and practice, and in doing so have produced one of the most valuable psychotherapy guidebooks on the market today." --"Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic", "June 2009"

About the Author

Jesse H. Wright, M.D., Ph.D., is Professor and Associate Chairman in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Louisville School of Medicine, Norton Psychiatric Center, in Louisville, Kentucky.

Product Details

• Paperback: 300 pages
• Publisher: American Psychiatric Publishing; Pap/DVD edition (October 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1585621536
• ISBN-13: 978-1585621538
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #19,459 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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53 of 54 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Primer for a CBT trainee and a Refresher Course for a CBT practitioner, April 30, 2006

By 

Pavel Somov, Ph.D. - See all my reviews

This review is from: Learning Cognitive-Behavior Therapy: An Illustrated Guide (Paperback)

While researching literature for an article in the Library of the Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic (Pittsburgh, PA), I have noticed the book in question on the library's display shelf for new releases. I opened the book at random and stumbled upon a handful of effectively presented tables and charts (a list of healthy and dysfunctional schemas, tips for using behavioral activation, etc.). I checked the book out.

The book serves equally well as a primer for a CBT trainee or as a refresher course for a CBT practitioner. In reading the book, I have reminisced about my first doctoral practicum in CBT tx of anxiety and depression (a few years back, in the 20th century!) and wished my learning of cognitive-behavior therapy had been accompanied by readings from "Learning Cognitive-Behavior Therapy" by Wright, Busco and Thase.

Having read about a dozen books on CBT, I place this book in the top three in terms of immediate clinical utility. The book wastes no time to organize various pieces of CBT paradigm. Case in point is page 7: the book begins with placing automatic thoughts and schemas in the context of levels of cognitive processing. The book continues with similarly effective organization, laconic case vignettes, and exercises. The book comes with a DVD which I have not had a chance to review but, I am confident (based on my prior exposure to one of the author's computer-assisted multimedia program) is of good quality as well.

To think, "It's just another book on CBT" would be a cognitive error.

Pavel Somov, Ph.D.
Licensed Psychologist
Pittsburgh, PA
Co-Author of "The Recovery Equation: Motivational Enhancement/Choice Awareness/Use Prevention, an Innovative Clinical Curriculum for Substance Use Treatment"
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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent Resource for Learning Cognitive Therapy, June 2, 2007

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D. Kristen Small, Ph.D. (Scottsburg, Indiana) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Learning Cognitive-Behavior Therapy: An Illustrated Guide (Paperback)

It has often been said that psychotherapy is both art and science. Research over the last 40 years has demonstrated the scientific basis for Cognitive Therapy. However, it is one thing to read about an approach to therapy and another to learn how to do it. Learning Cognitive-Behavior Therapy: An Illustrated Guide provides the reader and clinician with the best of both worlds. Not only will the reader find in the book the basic concepts and techniques of CT, the accompanying DVD will demonstrate how to administer these interventions. This book is a must for anyone who is serious about using Cognitive Therapy in their clinical setting. It is also a useful resource for academics that are looking for a resource to illustrate this approach to therapy.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars text w/dvd, June 8, 2007

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Vicki J. Morgan - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Learning Cognitive-Behavior Therapy: An Illustrated Guide (Paperback)

The book is easy to read and gives actual examples that can be used in a therpeutic setting. The DVD has real life situations and examples that are easily tranferrable to counseling sessions. The DVD looks like an office and people in a previous decade, but skills are still up to date.