EBOOK Oxford Guide to Imagery in Cognitive Therapy

Imagery is one of the new, exciting frontiers in cognitive therapy. From the        outset of cognitive therapy, its founder Dr. Aaron T. Beck recognised the importance        of imagery in the understanding and treatment of patient's problems. However,        despite Beck's prescience, clinical research on imagery, and the integration of        imagery interventions into clinical practice, developed slowly. It is only in the        past 10 years that most writing and research on imagery in cognitive therapy hasbeen        conducted.The Oxford Guide to Imagery in Cognitive Therapy is a landmark book, which        will play an important role in the next phase of cognitive therapy's development.          Clinicians and researchers are starting to recognise the centrality of imagery in        the development, maintenance and treatment of psychological disorders - for example,        in social phobia, agoraphobia, depression, PTSD, eating disorders, childhood trauma,        and personality disorder. In the fields of cognitive psychology and        cognitiveneuroscience, researchers are identifying the key role that imagery plays        in emotion, cognition and psychopathology.The Oxford Guide to Imagery in Cognitive        Therapy has been written both for clinicians and researchers. For clinicians, it is        a user-friendly, practical guide to imagery, which will enable therapists to        understand imagery phenomenology, and to integrate imagery-based interventions into        their cognitive therapy practice. For researchers, it provides a state-of-the-art        summary of imagery research, and points the way to future studies. Written by three        well-respected CBT researcher-clinicians, itis essential reading for all cognitive        therapists, who have recognised the limitations of purely 'verbal' CBT techniques,        and want to find new ways to work with clients with psychological disorders.