Cognitive Psychotherapies: Recent Developments in Theory, Research, and Practice

Abstract

Increasingly over the past several decades, much attention has been directed toward the role of cognitive processes in the understanding of human behavior. The movement toward a potential convergence between the previously rival perspectives of the "cognitive" and "noncognitive" behavior therapists has resulted in a variety of theoretical formulations, therapeutic approaches, and a large body ofresearch. As the theory and practice of cognitive therapy has gained prominence, it has become evident that cognitive therapy is not a unitary or static phenomenon. Editors Mario A. Reda and Michael J. Mahoney have been very successful in capturing this richness and diversity in Cognitive Psychotherapies: Recent Developments in Theory Research, and Practice. This stimulating collection offers something for everyone who wants to be challenged by the new ideas and intriguing trends emerging from this
expanding field.