Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) has a growing evidence base that supports its efficacy in treating a wide range of psychiatric disorders and has been adapted for use with more complicated patient populations and for different stages of psychiatric illness. As the first Massachusetts General Hospital-branded text on the subject, this is a cutting-edge tool that is unlike any current book on CBT.  The authors for this handbook are among the worlds foremost experts in their specialty area and are actively engaged in dynamic research evaluating the efficacy of CBT as well as identifying mechanisms of action for this treatment. This title provides in-depth coverage of the historical background of the development of CBT, a comprehensive review of relevant outcomes data, a survey of mechanisms by which CBT exerts its effect, and, most importantly, a take away tool box of CBT strategies and techniques that can be immediately implemented in clinicians practices.

The Massachussetts General Hospital Handbook of Cognitive Behavioral Therapyreaches and improves the clinical practices of a broad base of front line mental health practitioners, including psychiatrists and therapists.

Timothy J. Petersen, PhD

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry

Massachusetts General Hospital

Department of Psychiatry

101 Merrimac Street

10th Floor

Boston, MA 02114

USA

Susan Sprich, PhD

Clinical Director, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Program

Massachusetts General Hospital

Department of Psychiatry

One Bowdoin Square

7th Floor

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USA

Sabine Wilhelm, PhD

Chief of Psychology, Massachusetts General Hospital

Director, OCD and Related Disorders Program, MGH

Professor, Harvard Medical School

Richard B. Simches Research Center

185 Cambridge Street

Boston, MA 02114

USA

Introduction.- Basic Principles and Practice of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.- Cognitive Techniques.- Behavioral Strategies.- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety Disorders.- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression.- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Bipolar Disorder.- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: Theory, Assessment and Treatment.- Cognitive Behavioral Treatment for Trichotillomania (Hair-Pulling Disorder) and Excoriation (Skin-Picking) Disorder.- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Tourette Syndrome and Chronic Tic Disorder.- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Body Dysmorphic Disorder.- Transdiagnostic Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Eating Disorders.- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.- Cognitive Behavioral Approaches for Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders.- Cognitive Behavioral Approaches for Substance Use Disorders.- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.- Treatment ofBorderline Personality Disorder.- Behavioral Medicine Strategies in Outpatient Psychiatric Settings.- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with Children and Adolescents.- Cognitive Behavioral Couple Therapy for the Treatment of Relationship Distress.- Evaluating Strategies for Combining Pharmacotherapy with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.- Cognitive Behavioral Therapies for Chronic Depression.