best CBT book?

[spaslam]

I want to get a practical book on CBT that is easy reading before I start residency. Any suggestions?

 

[LM02]

Judy Beck's Basics and Beyond is considered to be the basic text of CBT for depression - it's an easy read and should give you a good flavor for the treatment.

http://www.amazon.com/Cognitive-The...6911263?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1174945582&sr=8-2

However, you should also remember that CBT for specific disorders is somewhat variable (e.g., CBT for OCD is quite different than CBT for depression). I still think that the Judy Beck book will be the most useful, but a great volume outlining CBT for specific disorders is Dave Barlow's Clinical Handbook. It's invaluable - there's a chapter on each of the major disorders, with a thorough review of the literature, description of treatment procedures, and a vignette. It's excellent, but a bit dense.

http://www.amazon.com/Clinical-Hand...6911263?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1174945623&sr=1-2

 

[Therapist4Chnge]

Definitely start with "Basics & Beyond", and one you get a handle on that, you can expand into more spec. disorders as needed.

-t

 

[meelu]

check out this website:
http://www.anxietyhappens.com/

this guy lectures at our residency sometimes and is pretty good- I haven't read his new book though so perhaps browsing it first would be helpful