Metacognitive Therapy for Anxiety and Depression

This book contains a detailed guide to treatment based on numerous therapeutic techniques and theoretical material. For the past 40 years, the cognitive-behavioral model has provided a clear understanding of how cognition affects a person's mental state. Based on this model, techniques have been developed to work with anxiety, mood swings, and other disorders. In this book, the reader will find interview schemes that can be used in practice, treatment algorithms, and assessment tools. Many ideas will be new; it is likely that some experience in their application will be needed to appreciate the nature of metacognitive therapy. Anyone who turns to this book will inevitably pursue their own goals while reading it and process the presented material in their own way.