Provides an overview of the basic principles of CBT and shows how these principles can be applied within a ten minute consultation. This book focuses on realistic ways to make CBT work by helping patients to make positive changes to their lives. It is useful for professionals involved in the management of patients with psychological problems.

As this is a practical manual and not just a book of theory, it will also appeal to other professionals involved in the management of patients with psychological problems such as health visitors, practice nurses, and palliative care doctors.

Contents:
Chapter 1:
Why learn about CBT?
Chapter 2 : What is CBT?
Basic principles
Chapter 3 : The 'cognitive-behavioural model' for GPs - a general
approach to problems
Chapter 4:
Consultation skills needed to use the model effectively
with patients:
Chapter 5:
Coping with GP stress and 'heartsink' patients
Chapter 6: Understanding panic attacks
Chapter 7: Understanding depression
Chapter 8:
Understanding low self-esteem
Chapter 9:
Understanding health anxiety and hypochondriasis
Chapter 10: Using the CBM for psychological aspects of chronic
disease (e.g. diabetes, asthma, chronic pain)
Chapter 11: Anger problems
Chapter 12: Relationship difficulties
Chapter 13: Overcoming problems / problem-solving
Chapter 14: Further training, reading, etc
Index