Cognitive Therapy

Robert L. Leahy was educated at Yale University (B.A., M.S., Ph.D.) and at the Center for Cognitive Therapy at the University of Pennsylvania Medical School where he worked with Dr. Aaron Beck. He has taught at the New School for Social Research, New York University, Hofstra University, and is currently Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Cornell University Medical College. In 1985 he founded the American Institute for Cognitive Therapy in New York City where he and his staff provide training and services in cognitive therapy. Dr. Leahy has been Director of the Institute since its inception.

• Part 1 IntroductionPart 2 Part I: General TheoryChapter 3 Historical Context of Cognitive TherapyChapter 4 Cognitive Model of PsychopathologyChapter 5 Basic PrinciplesPart 6 Part II: Assessment and InterventionChapter 7 Behavioral InterventionsChapter 8 Cognitive InterventionsChapter 9 DepressionChapter 10 Anxiety DisordersChapter 11 Marital TherapyChapter 12 Case ConceptualizationChapter 13 Resistance and CountertransferencePart 14 Conclusions

This volume–the first of its kind–is a treasure trove for clinicians, scholars, and researchers. Its vast scope includes the theory, technique, assessment, and treatment of cognitive therapy.