Now one of the founders of cognitive therapy has written a clear, comprehensive guide to its theory and practice, highlighting such important concepts as:
- Learning the meaning of hidden messages
- Listening to your automatic thoughts
- The role of sadness, anger, and anxiety
- Understanding and overcoming phobias and depression
- Applying the cognitive system of therapy to specific problems
"A book by a significant contributor to our knowledge... immensely readable, logical, and coherent... This is Beck at his best."--Psychiatry