Behavior and Cognitive Therapy Today: Essays in Honor of Hans J. Eysenck : Essays in Honour of Hans J. Eysenck

This book carries the Proceedings of the European Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapy conference held in Venice in September 1997 and is dedicated to the memory of Hans Eysenck. The EACBT conference provides a rare opportunity for a wide range of clinicians and researchers from all over Europe and the USSR to come together, resulting in a highly topical and valuable range of scientific presentations. The "Proceedings" comprises over twenty papers addressing key subjects in terms of behavioural and cognitive therapy including panic, affective disorders, paraphilia, schizophrenia, PTSD, obsession and other psychological disorders. Of particular interest are chapters on the use of cognitive behaviour therapy versus supportive therapy in social phobia (Cottraux), the psychological treatment of paraphilias (De Silva), the theory and treatment of PTSD (Foa), the use of Diagnostic Profiling System in treatment planning (Freeman) and a cognitive theory of obsession (Rachman). Content: Front Cover; Behavior and Cognitive Therapy Today: Essays in Honor of Hans J. Eysenck; Copyright Page; Foreword; Contents; Chapter 1. Exercise of Agency in Personal and Social Change; Chapter 2. Cognitive-Behavioral Case Formulation; Chapter 3. An Approach to the Treatment of Paraphilias; Chapter 4. Treatment Selection in Cognitive and Behavior Therapy; Chapter 5 . Supervised Cognitive-Behavior Therapy for Insomnia in General Medical Practice--Preliminary Results from the West of Scotland Program; Chapter 6. Cognitive-Behavioral Strategies for the Treatment of Schizophrenic Disorders. Abstract: This book carries the Proceedings of the European Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapy conference held in Venice in September 1997 and is dedicated to the memory of Hans Eysenck. The EACBT conference provides a rare opportunity for a wide range of clinicians and researchers from all over Europe and the USSR to come together, resulting in a highly topical and valuable range of scientific presentations. The Proceedings comprises over twenty papers addressing key subjects in terms of behavioural and cognitive therapy including panic, affective disorders, paraphilia, schizophrenia, PT Contains the proceedings of the European Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapy conference held in Venice in September 1997. This title includes chapters on the use of cognitive behaviour therapy versus supportive therapy in social phobia, and the psychological treatment of paraphilias, and the theory and treatment of PTSD. Edited By E. Sanavio. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. In its brief, psychology has undergone wrenching paradigm shifts.