Main description:

"Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is now hugely popular, and as a self-help technique that has helped millions of people in the UK alone, and as an NHS-funded treatment for illnesses like depression. Teach Yourself: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy was one of the first and most successful books on CBT. This new edition shows how CBT techniques, which focus on using altered patterns of thinking to achieve goals and overcome problems, can make a major difference to your mentality. The first half of the book explains the background to CBT, what it is, and how to use it. The second half of the book gives examples of how you can use CBT to deal with specific issues, such as helping to overcome depression and anxiety, and boosting your mindfulness, resilience, assertiveness and self-esteem."

Contents:

Introduction 1. A General Understanding 2. What do you want to achieve? Setting your goals 3. How to identify your problems and what is maintaining them 4. More on thoughts: linking thoughts to emotions and ensuring that you are identifying the right thoughts 5. Examining and responding to negative thoughts 6. Playing detective to help strengthen your balanced thinking 7. Identifying and managing your emotions 8. What are you doing? 9. The assumptions and beliefs that drive our thinking 10. Adding to your toolbox 11. Symptom relief: when it is a mistake and when it isn't 12. Mindfulness: a different way 13. Overcoming depression with CBT 14. Defeating anxiety 15. More on anxiety