Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Generalized Anxiety Disorder: From Science to Practice

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is the gold standard of psychotherapy and one of the most popular methods for treating generalized anxiety disorder. It has been shown that CBT works for mature individuals as effectively as for younger patients; it focuses on current difficulties and situations. By concentrating on the cognitive-behavioral model and treatment options, the authors of the book provide a detailed analysis of the etiology, assessment, and treatment of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD).
The book contains a detailed description of the assessment and step-by-step treatment of GAD (including numerous examples of therapist-client dialogue), as well as data on the effectiveness of treatment in individual and group therapy. At the end of the book, some factors complicating treatment are described, along with ways for the therapist to address these factors.

By studying this book, readers will gain a clear understanding of how: to develop effective individual behavioral experiments aimed at combating the fear of uncertainty; to help clients identify and reevaluate their beliefs about the usefulness of worry; to encourage clients to view anxiety-provoking problems as tasks to be solved rather than as threats; to use written exposure to help clients confront long-standing experiences and core fears.