Mind Over Mood

This guide draws on the authors' experience as clinicians and teachers of cognitive therapy to help clients successfully understand and improve their moods, alter their behaviour, and enhance their relationships. Illustrated with case examples, the book presents the skills for identifying problems, setting goals, and achieving the desired changes.

Table of Contents

Introduction. Understanding Your Problems. It's the Thought that Counts. Identifying and Rating Your Moods. Cognitive Themes and Moods. Thought Records. Identifying Automatic Thoughts. Where's the Evidence? Alternative or Balanced Thinking. Experiments and Action Plans. Underlying Assumptions and Core Beliefs. Understanding Depression. Understanding Anxiety. Understanding Anger, Guilt and Shame. Epilogue. Appendix A. Worksheets.

From The Publisher:

An ideal home assignment for maximizing limited therapy time, Mind Over Mood is an effective, highly accessible program that can be used to address a wide variety of psychological problems, including depression, panic attacks, anxiety, anger, guilt, shame, low self-esteem, eating disorders, substance abuse, and relationship problems. This hands-on workbook enables clients to reinforce skills learned in therapy, learn new material between sessions, and continue the therapeutic learning process posttherapy. Special features include worksheets in each chapter and mood questionnaires.