Clinical Advances in Cognitive Psychotherapy: Theory and Application

Tracing the history and derivation of cognitive psychotherapy, the authors of this text discuss its recent developments as an evolving and integrative therapy. Chapters illustrate the applications of cognitive psychotherapy to treat such disorders as anxiety, depression and social phobia. Other chapters discuss integration with therapy models such as schema-focused and constructivism. Contemporary empirically-based research is cited for treating the HIV positive depressed client, the anorexic or bulimic sufferer, as well as applying cognitive therapy to family and group issues.