See also the Spanish-language edition: El control de tu estado de ánimo, Segunda edición. Plus, mental health professionals, see also The Clinician's Guide to CBT Using Mind Over Mood, Second Edition. If you’re looking for a book that can help you understand and change your moods, Mind Over Mood is a great choice. It’s an accessible and helpful guide that can make a real difference in your life. Details of Mind Over Mood Book Book Consultant to the Cognitive Therapy Unit at Mesa Vista Hospital in San Diego which was the first inpatient cognitive therapy unit west of the Mississippi River​ Discover simple yet powerful steps you can take to overcome emotional distress—and feel happier, calmer, and more confident.

Named the “Most Influential International Cognitive Behavioural Therapist” by the British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies The second edition of Mind Over Moodreceived second place in the Am erican Journal of Nursing (AJN),2016 Book of the Year Awards, in the Consumer Health category. The Book of the Year Awardsare defined as “the most valuable texts of 2016, as chosen by AJN’s panel of judges.” I don’t disagree with what you say. I also think these points are consistent with what I said in my ’93 keynote. I think of guided discovery along a continuum from pure guided DISCOVERY (for both therapist and client) to GUIDED discovery (in which the therapist is pretty sure about preferred destinations — e.g., client to loosen convictions in favor of suicide). All points on this continuum occur in good CBT and have their place. My keynote was meant to counter a bias I see in the field to Guide rather than Discover.

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The authors take us step-by-step in understanding these patients' conditions; their altered perspectives, their thought processes, and the reasons behind their personal views and triggers. And with these case studies the reader is taught how thoughts, moods, environment, events influence each other and ultimately drive specific feelings. This is how the authors teach us "Mind over Mood". Cognitive therapy is a powerful and useful method but I suspect many patients give up because it takes a lot more effort than pharm-therapy. The reader/patient must take full ownership of the process and then not quit. Cox, T., Beal, D., and Brittain, S. (2004). The concurrent validity of the Mind Over Mood Anxiety Inventory. Presented at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Atlanta, GA. As a clinical social worker and marriage and family therapist, I have been using "Mind Over Mood" with my clients for close to a decade. It is an essential part of therapy for a certain portion of my patient population who respond best to a cognitive behavioral approach. Persons, J. B., Mooney, K. A., & Padesky, C. A. (1995). Interrater reliability of cognitive-behavioral case formulations. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 19 (1)21-34. Collaborative Case Conceptualization: Working Effectively with Clients in CBTby Willem Kuyken, Christine A. Padesky, and Robert Dudley (Guilford Press, 2009)

Is it not preferable for the therapist to have some idea of where he may be going in terms of a therapeutic destination , but at the same time be flexible enough to embark upon alternative routes suggested by the client? ANSWER 3 As someone who has done cognitive-behavioural therapy with a therapist before, I can attest that this workbook pretty much is the therapy. It’s a fantastic book full of digestible information, concrete examples, real life stories to see the therapy in action, and techniques that are broken down into small steps. This is definitely a workbook, in that you can’t just read the book and expect to feel better; you have to do the thought records and other activities. Padesky, C. A. & Mooney, K.A. (2012). Strengths-based Cognitive- Behavioural Therapy: A four-step model to build resilience. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, 19 (4), 283-90. There's the book and then there's the approach. The approach is explained well, the book doesn't distract from that. Some repetition, but that's important too. For me, this is a good starting point. I'll definitely try to photocopy the sheets so I have many on hand. The Reviewers on Goodreads seem to be either users of the book or perscribers of the book. I was hoping for some more meaty theoretical info, but apparently cognitive therapy is as straightforward as can be.current: Designer & developer of www.Store.Padesky.com. A web store exclusively for Mental Health Professionals. Worked in an emergency inpatient psychiatric ward, outpatient community clinic, physical medicine & rehabilitation ward, a family medicine setting, and at the Center for Cognitive Therapy B.A. Yale University1974; M.A. University of California, Los Angeles 1975; Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles1981

Thanks so much for your help and look forward to hearing from you soon. ANSWER: FROM CHRISTINE A. PADESKY, PhD Dialogues for Discovery: Improving Psychotherapy’s Effectivenessedited by Christine A. Padesky and Helen Kennerley. Oxford University Press (in press).current: Designer & developer of PowerPoint CBT presentations (originally developed in Microsoft Publisher). Dennis Greenberger is a clinical psychologist and the co-author of Mind Over Mood. He has over 30 years of experience helping people to improve their mental health. He is also a professor at the University of California, Irvine. I have found no other resource that comes close to this in its efficacy, clarity, and outcome. The basic premise is very simple - - our physical reactions, thoughts, moods, behaviors and environment are all connected. The workbook starts with helping clients to understand their problems. They are then taught to identify the underlying thoughts and moods that contribute to these perceived problems. They are shown how some of their thoughts and feelings are automatic but that there are alternatives and options for change. Whilst I am in agreement that the guiding discovery route is superior to changing minds I see the following potential problems. I was wondering what your latest thinking is on this? Winner (Second Place)--American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year Award, Consumer Health Category