Overcome anxiety, fear, and worry-and start living the life you want. If you suffer from an anxiety disorder, you aren't alone. Anxiety is at epidemic levels. Fortunately, there are effective-and fast-techniques you can use to break free from worry and get back to the things that matter to you. This workbook offers a comprehensive collection of simple treatment strategies to help get you started. In The Anxiety Skills Workbook, you'll find tons of tips and tricks for managing your anxiety and worry using cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and mindfulness. Based on the evidence-based treatment model developed at the Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders at Boston University-one of the premier anxiety centers in the world-this book will help you understand and effectively deal with anxiety and worry anytime, anywhere. The unique "module" format of this workbook allows you to focus on your own individual anxiety and worry patterns. While it is recommended that you take a chronological path through the material, the pacing and length of each module allows for flexibly adapting to your individual needs. In other words, you can use this book however you like-whether that means starting at the beginning, middle, or end. Choose what works for you. With this unique workbook, you'll learn better ways to cope with your anxiety, so you can get back to living your life.
Biografie
Stefan G. Hofmann is Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychology at Boston University, USA, where he is Director of the Psychotherapy and Emotion Research Laboratory. His core research focuses on the mechanics of applying developments in treatment, on generating clinical applications from discoveries in neuroscience, on strategies for emotion regulation, and on cultural manifestations of psychopathy such as social anxiety disorder. Professor Hofmann is the author of more than 200 scientific publications and 15 books, including Cognitive Behavior Therapy of Social Anxiety Disorder: Evidence-Based and Disorder-Specific Treatment Techniques (2008, co-authored with Michael W. Otto). In addition to his editorial work for Cognitive Therapy and Research and the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, Prof Hofmann is President of the Association of ABCT and IACP, and a board member of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy.
