Table of Contents

I. General Principles and Practice of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Groups

1. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Groups: Possibilities and Challenges

2. Group Processes in CBT: Using Group Dynamics Productively

3. Cognitive Strategies in CBT Groups

4. Behavioral Strategies in CBT Groups

5. Basic Structure and Implementation of CBT Groups

6. Overcoming Obstacles in CBT Groups: Challenges and Problems in Group Structure

II. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Groups for Specific Disorders

7. Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia

8. Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder

9. Social Anxiety Disorder

10. Depression

11. Bipolar Disorder

12. Eating Disorders

13. Substance Abuse, Frederick Rotgers and Trinh An Nguyen

14. Personality Disorders, Arthur Freeman and Jessica L. Stewart

15. Schizophrenia, David L. Roberts, Amy E. Pinkham, and David L. Penn

III. Comorbidity and Future Directions

16. Comorbidity and CBT Groups

17. The FAQs of CBT Group Intervention

About the Author

Peter J. Bieling, PhD, is Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences at McMaster University and Director of Mood and Anxiety Services of St. Joseph’s Healthcare, Hamilton, Ontario. He has published widely in the areas of depression and cognitive-behavioral therapy. A Founding Fellow in the Academy of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies, he is an active therapist, teacher of cognitive-behavioral therapy, and consultant.

Randi E. McCabe, PhD, is Chair of the Clinical Behavioural Sciences Programme in the Faculty of Health Sciences and Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences at McMaster University, and is Associate Director of the Anxiety Treatment and Research Centre at St. Joseph’s Healthcare. She has published widely on anxiety, eating disorders, and cognitive-behavioral therapy, and is the author of three books for consumers. An active trainer and workshop presenter, she is on the editorial board of The Clinical Psychologist and maintains a private practice focusing on eating disorders.

Martin M. Antony, PhD, ABPP, is Professor of Psychology at Ryerson University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was founding director of the Anxiety Treatment and Research Clinic and the Psychology Residency Program at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton. The recipient of career awards from the Society of Clinical Psychology, the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA), and the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, Dr. Antony is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and has served as president of the CPA and the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. He has published over 30 books and 275 scientific articles and book chapters on cognitive-behavioral therapy, psychological assessment, anxiety disorders, obsessive–compulsive disorder, and perfectionism.

Reviews

"This impressive volume richly details the challenges and rewards of providing cognitive-behavioral therapy in a multiperson context. Group leaders, who face the demanding task of structuring therapeutic content while simultaneously leaving room for therapeutic process, will find themselves ably supported by the authors' sophisticated integrative philosophy and clinically astute suggestions. This book will set the standard for group-based CBT for years to come." - Zindel V. Segal, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Canada "An outstanding example of evidence-based practice. I would definitely use this book in a graduate psychotherapy course." - Debra A. Hope, Anxiety Disorders Clinic, Department of Psychology, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, USA "The book is a must-read for beginning group therapists, providing in-depth coverage on how to perform behavioral strategies in a group, establish group rules, interact with problem members, work with a cotherapist, and decide between sticking with the agenda versus pursuing unplanned group interaction...We wholeheartedly recommend this book." - International Journal of Group Psychotherapy "This is the book I would have liked to be able to read when I started running CBT groups sixteen years ago...This is a considerably more sophisticated approach to group CBT than has previously been available in the literature...Will be a very valuable resource for professionals setting up and running CBT groups for a wide range of clients, as well as for professionals supervising CBT groups." - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Book Reviews