Treating Stress and Anxiety: A Practitioner's Guide to Evidence-Based Approaches

Treating Stress and Anxiety: A Practitioner s Guide to Evidence-Based Approaches provides clinicians and therapists with a practical guide to evidenced-based techniques that help reduce stress and anxiety as well as enhance quality of life. The techniques discussed are designed for adults and will help clinicians deliver best practice treatments to individuals and groups with anxiety and stress related issues, as well as those who would generally benefit from building up their emotional resilience. It provides information about psychotherapeutic strategies that have a solid evidence base, and are recommended by evidence based treatment guidelines. These include cognitive behavioral therapy, medical/biological models, bio-psychosocial models, psychodynamic perspectives, narrative therapy, family therapy, and interpersonal therapy. It is written in straightforward, uncomplicated language to assist practitioners to be able to pass their knowledge on to their clients easily and effectively. This manual will be invaluable to a wide variety of professionals including psychologists, psychiatrists, medical practitioners, mental health workers, and social workers.

A CD accompanies the book and includes reproducible handouts and worksheets for clients for the management of stress and anxiety and the treatment of anxiety disorders.