Revised and expanded to reflect significant scientific developments of the past 20 years, the second edition contains numerous new features: expanded content on anxiety; chapters on setting personal goals and maintaining progress; happiness rating scales; gratitude journals; innovative exercises focused on mindfulness, acceptance, and forgiveness; 25 new worksheets; and much more.

As a clinical social worker and marriage and family therapist, I have been using "Mind Over Mood" with my clients for close to a decade. It is an essential part of therapy for a certain portion of my patient population who respond best to a cognitive behavioral approach. the British Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Psychotherapynamed​ Mind Over Mood: Change How You Feel by Changing the Way You Thinkthe most influential cognitive therapy book of all time Is it not preferable for the therapist to have some idea of where he may be going in terms of a therapeutic destination , but at the same time be flexible enough to embark upon alternative routes suggested by the client? ANSWER 3 Dennis Greenberger is a clinical psychologist and the co-author of Mind Over Mood. He has over 30 years of experience helping people to improve their mental health. He is also a professor at the University of California, Irvine. Internationally recognized among mental health professionals as a creative innovator and leader in cognitive therapy practice and teachingClinician’s Guide to Mind Over Mood(1st Edition) by Christine A. Padesky with Dennis Greenberger Guilford Press, 1995)

Mind Over Mood book has been translated into multiple languages to help people all over the world improve their mental health. The book provides exercises and strategies for changing negative thinking patterns, dealing with difficult emotions, and improving moods. Book Editions Readers who want to learn skills for balancing their thoughts, having less extreme emotional reactions, lowering their anxiety and experiencing happier moods would likely enjoy Mind Over Mood. Who would not enjoy this book? Of course, guided discovery must be balanced to match the time available. This is why it is important to only use guided discovery in the session to test out really central beliefs, not everything discussed. To be clear, there is lots of straightforward discussion and teaching in a CBT session. Guided discovery is only used when testing beliefs or evaluating emotional responses/behavioral choices. POTENTIAL PROBLEM 2 CBT does not suit all clients and as clients we need to try different approaches to therapy to see which is the most appropriate for our needs and works best for us. I would agree with other reviewers that there is certainly a place for 'feelings' in CBT sessions (even though it is a very 'paper-heavy' approach, with lots of tables, forms and 'homework'), but as to CBT being "the only approach proven to work" as stated by some... that is absolute and total nonsense - it is as if they see that 'paper-heaviness' is in some way 'proof' of effectiveness.Worked in an emergency inpatient psychiatric ward, outpatient community clinic, physical medicine & rehabilitation ward, a family medicine setting, and at the Center for Cognitive Therapy I’m a trainee clinical psychologist and it would be incredibly useful as I’m just starting out and would like to get a real idea of how questions are phrased and to see what is considered a ‘good’ socratic question. The book starts by discussing the difference between thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. It then goes on to talk about how our thoughts can influence our emotions and behaviors. The book provides exercises for helping us to change our thinking patterns and improve our moods.

Highlights the importance of understanding principles of anxiety treatment so you can troubleshoot the unexpected when using treatment protocols Padesky, CA with Greenberger, D (1995) Clinician’s Guide to Mind Over Mood, Guilford Press: New York. As someone who has done cognitive-behavioural therapy with a therapist before, I can attest that this workbook pretty much is the therapy. It’s a fantastic book full of digestible information, concrete examples, real life stories to see the therapy in action, and techniques that are broken down into small steps. This is definitely a workbook, in that you can’t just read the book and expect to feel better; you have to do the thought records and other activities. I hope you find this information helpful. I wish you good success in your development as a CBT therapist. FOLLOW-UP RESPONSESee also the Spanish-language edition: El control de tu estado de ánimo, Segunda edición. Plus, mental health professionals, see also The Clinician's Guide to CBT Using Mind Over Mood, Second Edition.

A great book - lives up to its title. I've read half a dozen or more books on battling depression and anxiety. I must confess I've not completed the book but I'm very intrigued. This is the freshest approach to the topic I've seen thus far. I believe it will help a lot of people as long as they do the exercises and perhaps with the mentoring of a licensed counselor. Winner (Second Place)— American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year Award, Consumer Health Category I have used Mind Over Mood in my clinical work with patients for 20 years and have found that the second edition is even more helpful than the first. It is a great book for adults and not such a great book for kids, as it is not written at their level, and as the clinical vignettes are about adults with adult problems. Mind Over Mood is an amazing resource that any adult could benefit from reading and practicing the exercises it contains. The worksheets in the book can be a helpful resource to work on with a therapist trained in CBT, especially because it can be hard for people to effectively complete a thought record on their own. Co-author of the best-selling self-help book, Mind Over Mood: Change How You Feel by Changing the Way You Thinkwhich has sold 1,200,000 copies in in23languages Initially, I thought CBT was the biggest load of rubbish (I didn't understand what it was) and I thought it would be a complete wast of time - how wrong was I. This book was recommended by the group facilitator. I bought this book after my studies had finished, and was absolutely delighted and a little smug that the whole course of CBT was everything that I had studied in my groups, including Changing Core Beliefs (which I thought was impossible, it's not!).

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Cox, T., Beal, D., and Brittain, S. (2004). The concurrent validity of the Mind Over Mood Anxiety Inventory. Presented at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Atlanta, GA. With depression or other specific diagnoses, we have hypotheses which give us ideas as to where to begin our guided discovery. We also use information we have about the client, common human experiences, and “standard” questions that often yield helpful information. Of course these all give us suggestions about a possible therapeutic destination. But I think it is important to hold this imagined destination at arm’s length so one is truly open to hearing what the client has to say. POTENTIAL PROBLEM 3