Publisher's Synopsis
This text offers a systematic, in-depth coverage of adult clinical problems and their treatment in a cognitive-behavioural perspective. The book has been specifically prepared for clinical psychologists in training or recently qualified, and for students of psychology. The contributors reflect the broad range of cognitive-behavioural approaches to a variety of clinical problems, including anxiety, depression, anger and violence, alcohol problems and schizophrenia. Each chapter shows clearly how a particular clinical problem is conceptualized from a cognitive-behavioural perspective, gives an up-to-date review of research findings on cognitive-behavioural therapeutic interventions, and outlines possible future developments.;This book should be of interest to psychologists, psychotherapists, and psychiatrists.
