Integrative CBT for Anxiety Disorders : An Evidence-Based Approach to Enhancing Cognitive Behavioural Therapy With Mindfulness and Hypnotherapy, Paperback by Alladin, Assen, ISBN 111850979X, ISBN-13 9781118509791, Brand New, Free P&P in the UK

This book applies a systematic integrative approach to the psychological treatment of DSM-5 anxiety disorders. Building on a solid base of evidence-based CBT, Assen Alladin shows how simple techniques drawn from mindfulness and hypnosis can be used to create settings within which the cognitive behavioural treatment of anxiety disorders can become more effective. Experimental research has shown that anxiety disorders have a large unconscious element, and psychodynamic techniques such as those used in hypnosis are therefore well-suited to uncover hidden associations and fears - thereby catalysing cognitive behavioural treatment.

Anxiety disorders for which the author's approach has been demonstrated to be effective include specific phobia, social phobia, GAD, panic disorder, separation anxiety disorder, agoraphobia and selective mutism. Each is explored in a dedicated chapter with illustrative case examples. Th also includes coverage of Wolfe's Focusing Technique (affect bridge), a powerful tool for exposing damaging associations, which can easily be combined with hypnosis to amplify the experiential effect. Each clinical chapter presents a broad array of strategies for treating specific anxiety disorders, from which therapists are able to select the most appropriate treatment for their individual patients.