Generalized Anxiety Disorder occurs in approximately 4% of the population and is characterized by excessive uncontrollable worry about everyday things. The constant worry can be extremely impairing if left untreated, even to the point of causing physical symptoms. Written by the developers of an empirically supported and effective cognitive-behavioral therapy program for treating GAD, this second edition therapist guide includes all the information and materials necessary to implement a successful treatment protocol. The therapeutic technique described in this book is research-based with a proven success rate when used in both individual and group formats, as well as with clients currently taking medication. Designed to be used in conjunction with its corresponding workbook, this therapist guide outlines a 10-session program comprised of four primary treatment modules including, cognitive restructuring, progressive muscle relaxation, worry exposures, and in vivo exposure exercises. New features to this edition include expanded chapters that provide detailed instructions for conducting each session, session outlines, and recommended homework assignments. This user-friendly guide is a dependable resource that no clinician can do without! TreatmentsThatWorkTM represents the gold standard of behavioral healthcare interventions! · All programs have been rigorously tested in clinical trials and are backed by years of research · A prestigious scientific advisory board, led by series Editor-In-Chief David H. Barlow, reviews and evaluates each intervention to ensure that it meets the highest standard of evidence so you can be confident that you are using the most effective treatment available to date · Our books are reliable and effective and make it easy for you to provide your clients with the best care available · Our corresponding workbooks contain psychoeducational information, forms and worksheets, and homework assignments to keep clients engaged and motivated · A companion website (www.oup.com/us/ttw) offers downloadable clinical tools and helpful resources · Continuing Education (CE) Credits are now available on select titles in collaboration with PsychoEducational Resources, Inc. (PER)
In addition, specific exercises are outlined at the end of each chapter.These Monitoring Forms accompany the Client Workbook for Mastery of Your Anxiety and Worry (ISBN 0-19-518692-3). A pad of 50 Worry Records is also included.
Through the use of this workbook, clients will become active participants in their supervised treatment.
This 13-session program incorporates new procedures to help clients learn to monitor their anxiety, gain control, and initiate needed change through cognitive restructuring, progressive muscle relaxation, and direct confrontation of ...
Mastery of Your Anxiety and Worry
This workbook supports a cognitive-behavioural programme treatment for generalised anxiety disorder (GAD) developed at Boston University.
Westra and Dozois (2006) recently demonstrated the benefits of addressing the motivation of individuals with anxiety disorders prior to treatment. A mixed group of clients with social anxiety disorder, panic disorder, and generalized ...
Though panic disorder seems irrational and uncontrollable, it has been proven that a treatment like the one outlined in this book can help you take control of your life.Now in its 4th edition, Mastery of Your Anxiety and Panic, Workbook has ...
A number of psychologists and psychiatrists (Dr. A.T. Beck and his colleagues, Dr. Jacqueline Persons and Dr. Judith Beck, among others) have written about the types of logical errors that they have found in the thinking of their ...
Houlihan, D., Schwartz, C., Miltenberger, R., Heuton, D. (1993). The rapid treatment of a young man's balloon (noise) phobia using in vivo flooding. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 24, 233—240.
Evidence-based Strategies, Tools, and Techniques Jayne L. Rygh, William C. Sanderson ... In S. C. Hayes , N. S. Jacobson , V. M. Follette , & M. J. Dougher ( Eds . ) , Acceptance and change : Content and context in psychotherapy ( pp .