Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Persistent Somatic Symptoms and Somatic Symptom Disorder - (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Successful treatment in seven modules

Clear instructions and guidelines through the therapy

With worksheets and materials for immediate use

From the Back Cover

The completely updated and revised therapy manual off ers a practical introduction to the evaluated, cognitive-behavioral therapy treatment concept for patients with Somatic Symptom Disorder. In seven structured individual modules with a large number of worksheets, instructional texts and materials, therapists receive an optimal guide for preparing and conducting sessions.

The authors

Prof. Dr. Maria Kleinstäuber, Department of Psychology, Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Health Services, Utah State University, Logan, USA

Dipl.-Psych. Petra Thomas, Psychiatrische Dienste Aargau AG, Zentrum für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie ambulant, Zofi ngen, Switzerland

Prof. Dr. Michael Witthöft, Department of Clinical Psychology, Psychotherapy and Experimental Psychopathology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany

Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Hiller, Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, German

This book is a translation of an original German edition. The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence (machine translation by the service DeepL.com). A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content, so that the book will read stylistically differently from a conventional translation.

About the Author

Dr. Maria Kleinstäuber, University of Mainz. Dipl.-Psych. Petra Thomas, Bethesda Spital AG Basel (Switzerland). Dr. Michael Witthöft, University of Mainz. Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Hiller, University of Mainz.