Research shows that cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) is an effective treatment for common mental health disorders of mild to moderate severity. Simply Effective Cognitive Behaviour Therapy guides the therapist in treating clients effectively in a simple, structured, time-limited way, as well as indicating where additional treatment or referral is required, thus widening access to CBT.

In this book, Michael J. Scott provides a practical and concise guide for therapists using CBT with a range of disorders including:

• depression
• panic disorder and...

Scott provides a practical and concise guide for therapists working with a range of mental health disorders. Chapters cover assessment, case formulation, and a therapist's guide to direct treatment programmes for each disorder. Guidance on when treatment beyond basic CBT may be required is also included.

Taking account of developments in the understanding of trauma responses, this volume synthesizes knowledge of both the biological and psychological effects and translates these into practical strategies for use in counselling.

This is the first book to show how to use cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) with the full spectrum of post-traumatic responses; exploring how they affect and relate to one another. Focusing not only on co-morbidity with other anxiety disorders and depression, the book looks more widely at, for example, co-existing pain, substance abuse and head injury.

After discussing how to tailor CBT practice to work most effectively with trauma responses in real-world settings, Michael J Scott goes on to explore the step-by-step treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder, other commonly...