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The Scientist Practitioner: Research and Accountability in the Age of Managed Care (2nd Edition)The Scientist Practitioner: Research and Accountability in the Age of Managed Care (2nd Edition) by Steven C. Hayes
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What it means to approach therapy as a scientist-practitioner, and professional implications.
Anger: The Misunderstood EmotionAnger: The Misunderstood Emotion by Carol Tavris
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A great illustration of the troublesome mess of unscientific therapies.
Cognitive Therapy: Basics and BeyondCognitive Therapy: Basics and Beyond by Judith S. Beck Phd
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First, some fundamentals of the cognitive approach...
Functional Analytic Psychotherapy: Creating Intense and Curative Therapeutic RelationshipsFunctional Analytic Psychotherapy: Creating Intense and Curative Therapeutic Relationships by Robert J. Kohlenberg
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A behavioral spin on the same verbal content and similar approaches....
Motivational Interviewing, Second Edition: Preparing People for ChangeMotivational Interviewing, Second Edition: Preparing People for Change by William R. Miller Phd
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Taking Rogers to a whole new level, and using empathy as a crux for change.
Cognitive Therapy of Depression (The Guilford Clinical Psychology and Psychopathology Series)Cognitive Therapy of Depression (The Guilford Clinical Psychology and Psychopathology Series) by Aaron T. Beck
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A classic, more in-depth look at cognitive psychotherapy.
Essential Components of Cognitive-Behavior Therapy for DepressionEssential Components of Cognitive-Behavior Therapy for Depression by Jacqueline B., Ph.d. Persons
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A "how-to" approach to Beck's therapy.
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression: A New Approach to Preventing RelapseMindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression: A New Approach to Preventing Relapse by Zindel V. Segal PhD
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Long-lasting effects of better cognitive therapies seem highly similar to a number of meditative practices found in Buddhism. This approach drastically reduces the recurrance of depression.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: An Experiential Approach to Behavior ChangeAcceptance and Commitment Therapy: An Experiential Approach to Behavior Change by Steven C. Hayes PhD
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Functional Analytic Psychotherapy, meet the cognitive stylings of Zen...
Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Borderline Personality DisorderCognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder by Marsha Linehan
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Some credit this as the best general explanation and stylistic guide to implementing CBT.
Borderline Patients: Extending The Limits Of Treatability (Basic Behavioral Science)Borderline Patients: Extending The Limits Of Treatability (Basic Behavioral Science) by Harold W. Koenigsberg M.D.
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I'm an empiricist, not a rigid behaviorist (though they're often synonymous). I appreciate the perspectives granted in this dynamic, effective approach to treating BPD.
Treating the Trauma of Rape: Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for PTSDTreating the Trauma of Rape: Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for PTSD by PhD Edna B. Foa PhD
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Why the different treatment foci? A truly empirical approach (ala Popper's philosophy) dictates that a therapy is generalized by further research on other disorders... not by assumption.
Cognitive Processing Therapy for Rape Victims: A Treatment Manual (Interpersonal Violence: The Practice Series)Cognitive Processing Therapy for Rape Victims: A Treatment Manual (Interpersonal Violence: The Practice Series) by Patricia A. Resick
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An example of this process are these competing treatments of rape-related trauma... the nuances are slight, and research continues to delve into how they may or may not differ.
Mindfulness and Acceptance: Expanding the Cognitive-Behavioral TraditionMindfulness and Acceptance: Expanding the Cognitive-Behavioral Tradition
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If you didn't catch on from the above titles, Mindfulness and Acceptance are the hot new frontiers of the cognitive-behavioral paradigm.
Theory and Practice of Group PsychotherapyTheory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy by Irvin D. Yalom
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Should be on the shelf of any practitioner planning to work in a group setting. The "Bible" of group psychotherapy.