Contents

Acknowledgements

INTRODUCTION

Why we wrote this book

Is this book for you?

The aim of this book

How to use this book

Anxiety and medication

PART 1:
Common features of cognitive behavioural therapy
for different anxiety problems

Introduction to Part 1: What is anxiety?

1   How CBT works

2   The importance of your interpretations

3   Vicious versus virtuous cycles

4   Why your anxiety persists

5   Making changes

PART 2:
CBT for specific anxiety disorders

6   Specific phobias

7   Panic disorder

8   Generalized anxiety disorder and worry

9   Social phobia

10   Health anxiety

11   Obsessive compulsive disorder

12   Post-traumatic stress disorder

PART 3:
Tackling other problems and maintaining progress

13   The importance of mood and relationships in anxiety

14   Relapse prevention: your ‘blueprint’ for survival

Appendix 1 References

Appendix 2 Further Reading

Appendix 3 Other Useful Resources

Appendix 4 Blank Worksheets

Index