Stop worrying get your life back on track with CBT / [electronic resource] :
Ad Kerkhof in collaboration with Saida Akhnikh ... [et al.].
- Maidenhead : McGraw Hill/Open University Press, c2010.
- xxi, 186 p.
'Stop Worrying' is based on scientific research which demonstrates that you can reduce your worrying. It contains Cognitive Behavioural Therapy exercises to be completed, which will give you insight into the content, nature and seriousness of your worrying. "It's a book which sets realistic goals, has a down-to-earth approach and is genuinely useful."Claudia Hammond, broadcaster, writer and academic psychologist."Very simple and practical"Professor Geoff Beattie, University of Manchester and resident Big Brother psychologist"The method described is really excellent! Besides having a sound basis in CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) it instils hope and motivates intentions to change."Bla BUDA, M.D - Psychiatrist, Budapest, Hungary"This book is a well thought-out combination of cognitive therapy and mindful techniques. It is a practical book with useful step-by-step exercises. It contains an excellent analysis of the common causes of worry and methods for overcoming it."Dr Steven Melemis, author of I Want To Change My LifeWe all worry about things - some of us even worry about the fact that we are worrying. This practical book will help you to put your fears into perspective and teach you to cope with stressful situations.Supporting and offering advice to worriers, as well as their family and friends, this book also provides guidance for professionals who work in mental health, especially those who recommend self-help to their clients. Other contributors: Saida Akhnikh, Anneke Koopman, Maarten van der Linde, Marleen Stam and Elvan Tutkun were doctoral students in clinical psychology at the VU University of Amsterdam where they carried out research on the Stop Worrying Project, which formed the basis of this book.
Electronic reproduction. Askews and Holts. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Translated from the Dutch.
9780335242535 (e-book)
Worry. Anxiety disorders--Treatment--Popular works. Cognitive therapy--Popular works. Health and Wellbeing. Social counselling & advice services Social services & welfare, criminology Coping with stress Popular psychology Cognition & cognitive psychology