Description
Book SynopsisA simple but powerful primer for understanding and implementing the latest developments in neuroscience into an evidence-based mental health practice, focusing on the most common adult disorders, such as Anxiety and Depression. Addresses the most critical elements of neuroscience for the everyday therapist, including counsellors and social workers.
Trade Review“These authors in this new volume see the value in integrating the biological and psychological in a more seamless way, to both inform and drive the integrated approach further.” (
Metapsychology, May 2009)
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments vii
Preface ix
About This Book xi
1 How We Change 1
2 Neuroscience: The Fantastic Voyage 18
3 Psychotherapy and the Pax Medica 49
4 The Therapeutic Relationship 69
5 Working with Memory and Emotion 95
6 Dysregulations 120
7 Brain-Based Therapy for Anxiety Disorders 139
8 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder 166
9 Obsessive-Compulsive Reactions 184
10 Depression: The Dark amid the Blaze 202
11 Exercise, Sleep, and Mindfulness 233
References 253
Author Index 297
Subject Index 300
