The manual provides a clear step-by-step application of CBASP as a group treatment modality, the research findings supporting the effectiveness of this treatment, and suggested methods of assessing outcome as well as possible applications or adaptations of the treatment to different settings and disorders.
Liliane Sayegh, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist specialized in mood disorders at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She is also an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at McGill University.
J. Kim Penberthy, Ph.D., ABPP, is a board certified clinical psychologist and professor of psychiatry and neurobehavioral sciences at the University of Virginia School of Medicine. She is the Director for Research at the UVA Contemplative Sciences Center as well as the Co-Director of the Effective Communication and Coping Skills for Physicians and Physician Clinical Evaluation Programs at UVA.
Foreward Preface Acknowledgements I. Introduction II. Group-CBASP Methodology and Procedure III. Group-CBASP Sessions IV. Assessing Change in Group-CBASP Appendices References Index