Countless studies have established the efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for many manifestations of depression and anxiety. In Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Perinatal Distress, Wenzeland Kleiman discuss the benefits of CBT for pregnant and postpartum women who suffer from emotional distress. The myths of CBT as rigid and intrusive are shattered as the authors describe its flexible application for perinatal women. This text teaches practitioners how to successfully integrate CBT structure and strategy into a supportive approach in working with this population. The examples used in the book will be familiar to postpartum specialists, making this an easily comprehensive and useful resource.
Foreword. 1. Perinatal Distress: An Overview 2. A Cognitive Behavioral Conceptualization of Perinatal Distress 3. Efficacy of CBT for Perinatal Distress 4. The Therapeutic Relationship 5. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Perinatal Distress: An Overview 6. Evaluating Unhelpful Cognitions 7. Behavioral Interventions for Perinatal Depression 8. Behavioral Interventions for Perinatal Anxiety 9. Problem Solving Training 10. Communication Skills Training 11. Relapse Prevention and the Completion of Treatment 12. Special Considerations and Future Directions. References
Wenzel and Kleiman have done a superb job in writing this comprehensive guide utilizing CBT with a unique population. Their clinical expertise, in the care of women living with perinatal distress, informs their presentation, making it easy to read and highly applicable to providers in this specialty practice area. --Jeanne Watson Driscoll, PhD, RN, PC, Co-author ofWomens Moods; Postpartum Mood and Anxiety Disorders: A Clinicians Guide; and Traumatic Childbirth. We usually think of pregnancy and the postpartum as times of happiness and joy, yet for a number of reasons, dlĂ5
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