William T. O'Donohue, PhD, is Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Nevada, Reno, and a licensed clinical psychologist widely recognized in the field for his knowledge of empirically supported cognitive behavior therapies. He has edited over twenty books, written thirty-five book chapters, and published more than seventy-five articles in scholarly journals.
Jane E. Fisher, PhD, is Professor of Psychology and former Director of Clinical Training at the University of Nevada, Reno. Her research interests include aging and behavioral health; applied behavior analysis; and the integration of evidence-based behavioral healthcare in primary and long-term care settings.

An introduction to the general principles and history of cognitive behavior therapy with empirically supported techniques
General Principles and Empirically Supported Techniques of Cognitive Behavior Therapy opens with introductory overview chapters covering the basic theories, history, evidence base, case conceptualization, and recent developments in the field of cognitive behavior therapy (CBT). This landmark book includes over sixty chapters providing step-by-step directions for applying scientifically proven cognitive behavior therapy techniques to specific mental health-related issues and presenting problems, including:
* Assertiveness skills
* Behavioral activation
* Dialectics
* Distress tolerance
* Habit reversal
* Harm reduction
* Moderate drinking
* Satiation therapy
* Social skills
* Stimulus control
* Motivational interviewing
* Relaxation
* Relapse prevention
* Stress management skills
Written in an accessible and easy-to-use format, this essential reference--edited by two of the leading experts in the field of CBT--presents students and clinicians with a practical, everyday reference on the principles of CBT techniques and how to apply them. Its comprehensive coverage offers mental health professionals the thorough content they need in order to strengthen and build upon their skills in CBT.

1. A Brief History of Cognitive Behavior Therapy: Are there Troubles Ahead?
2. Assessment and Cognitive Behavior Therapy: Functional Analysis as Key Process
3. Cognitive Behavior Therapy: A Current Appraisal
4. Cultural Awareness and Culturally Competent Practice.
5. New Directions in Cognitive Behavior Therapy: Acceptance-Based Therapies
6. Acceptance
7. Anger (Negative Impulse) Control
8. Assertiveness Skills and the Management of Related Factors
9. Attribution Change
10. Behavioral Activation Treatment for Depression
11. Response Chaining
12. Behavioral Contracting
13. Bibliotherapy utilizing CBT
14. Breathing Retraining and Diaphragmatic Breathing Techniques
15. Classroom Management
16. Cognitive Defusion
17. Cognitive Restructuring of the Disputing of Irrational Beliefs
18. Cognitive Restructuring: Behavioral Tests of Negative Cognitions
19. Communication/Problem-Solving Skills Training
20. Compliance with Medical Regimens
21. Contingency Management Interventions
22. Daily Behavior Report Cards: Home-school Contingency Management Procedures
23. Dialectics in Cognitive Behavior Therapy
24. Differential Reinforcement of Low-Rate Behavior
25. Differential Reinforcement of Other Behavior and Differential Reinforcement of Alternative Behavior
26. Directed Masturbation: A Treatment of Female Orgasmic Disorder
27. Distress Tolerance
28. Emotion Regulation
29. Encopresis: Behavioral Treatment
30. Expressive Writing
31. Flooding
32. Functional Analysis
33. Function Communication Training to Treat Challenging Behavior
34. Promoting Generalized Learning
35. Group Intervention
36. Habit Reversal Training
37. Harm Reduction
38. Putting it on the Street: Homework in Cognitive Behavior Therapy
39. The Prolong CS Exposure Techniques of Implosive (Flooding) Therapy
40. Cognitive Behavioral Treatment of Insomnia
41. Interoceptive Exposure for Panic Disorder
42. Live (in vivo) Exposure
43. Applications of the Matching Law
44. Mindfulness Practice
45. Moderate Drinking for Problem Drinkers
46. Multimodal Behavior Therapy
47. Positive Psychology: A Behavioral Conceptualization and Application of Contemporary Behavior Therapy
48. Motivational Interviewing
49. Noncontingent Reinforcement as a Treatment for Problem Behavior
50. Pain Management
51. Parent Training
52. Self-Efficacy Interventions: Guided Mastery Therapy
53. Positive Attention
54. Problem-Solving Therapy
55. Punishment
56. Rapid Smoking
57. Relapse Prevention
58. Relaxation
59. Response Prevention
60. Satiation Therapy
61. Identifying and Modifying Maladaptive Schemas
62. Self-Management
63. Safety Training/Violence Prevention using the SafeCare Parent Training Model
64. Self-Monitoring as a Treatment Vehicle
65. Sensate Focus
66. Shaping
67. Social Skills Training
68. Squeeze Technique for the Treatment of Premature Ejaculation
69. Stimulus Control
70. Stimulus Preference Assessment
71. Stress Inoculation Training
72. Stress Management Intervention
73. Systematic Desensitization
74. Think-Aloud Techniques
75. Time-Out Time-In and Task-Based Grounding
76. Guidelines for Developing and Managing a Token Economy
77. Urge Surfing
78. Validation Principles and Strategies
79. Values Clarification