Overcoming Anxiety, 2nd Edition: A self-help guide using cognitive behavioural techniques

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HIGHLY COMMENDED for the British Medical Awards book prize for Popular Medicine

Fully updated edition of the bestselling self-help book, now recommended on the national Reading Well scheme.

This ever-popular guide offers a self-help programme, written by one of the UK's leading authorities on anxiety and based on CBT, for those suffering from anxiety problems. A whole range of anxieties and fears are explained, from panic attacks and phobias to obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and generalised anxiety. It includes an introduction to the nature of anxiety and stress and a complete self-help programme with monitoring sheets based on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.

The following websites may offer useful further information on anxiety disorders:

www.social-anxiety.org.uk

www.stress.org.uk

www.triumphoverphobia.com

Reviews

'It's hard to estimate just how many people, whose lives are secretly blighted by fears and insecurities, will draw inspiration from this sensible, down-to-earth guide.', Time Out

'Excellent self-help book', Yes Magazine

Indispensable guide for friends and families, psychologists, and those working in the medical profession. - Glasgow Herald

The best consumer-friendly CBT-based books...All are very thorough. - Michele Kirsch, Observer

Author Bio

Helen Kennerley is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist and a founder member of the Oxford Cognitive Therapy Centre, where she is the director of the Diploma / MSc in Advanced Cognitive Therapy Studies. She is an experienced clinician specialising in childhood trauma, dissociative disorders, and self-injurious behaviours. She has made valuable contributions to the field of cognitive therapy through her popular workshops and her writings. Amongst other publications, she is the author of Overcoming Anxiety and Overcoming Childhood Trauma and co-author of An introduction to Cognitive Behaviour Therapy". In 2002, Helen was also voted one of the most influential female cognitive therapists in Britain by BABCP members.