by Janet S. Klosko (Author), William C. Sanders (Author)
This is a clear and thorough how-to book on short-term cognitive-behavioral treatment of depression. Following a complete assessment of the patient's suicidal risk, the authors outline an eight-session plan that includes both cognitive and behavioral components.
Author Biography
Janet Klosko, Ph.D., received her doctorate from the State University of New York at Albany, where she worked under the mentorship of Dr. David Barlow at the Center for Stress and Anxiety Disorders. She is currently the co-director of the Cognitive Therapy Center of Long Island and senior therapist at the Cognitive Therapy Center of New York. She is the co-author of Reinventing Your Life, a self-help book on cognitive-behavioral therapy. William C. Sanderson, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Psychology at Rutgers University in New Jersey. Specializing in the treatment of anxiety and depressive disorders, he has published five books and more than sixty chapters and articles. An appointed advisor to the DSM-IV Anxiety Disorders Workgroup, Dr. Sanderson is currently a member of the Task Force on Psychological Interventions APA Division of Clinical Psychology.