Cognitive Behavior therapy
COGNITIVE
BEHAVIOR
THERAPY
Basics and Beyond
S E C O N D E D I T I O N
Judith S. Beck
Foreword by Aaron T. Beck
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© 2011 Judith S. Beck
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Beck, Judith S.
Cognitive behavior therapy : basics and beyond / Judith S. Beck.–2nd ed.
Rev. ed. of: Cognitive therapy. c1995.
1. Cognitive therapy.
RC489.C63B43 2011
616.89′1425—dc22
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-60918-504-6 (hardcover)
I. Beck, Judith S. Cognitive therapy.
II. Title.
2011002830
To my father,
Aaron T. Beck, MD