Self-help · HopefulDavid Burns popularized cognitive behavioral therapy for general readers, linking negative feelings to thoughts and perceptions
Feeling Good
Cognitive behavioral therapy explained for readers at home
William Morrow published David D. Burns's book in 1980. It popularized cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and grew out of dissatisfaction with conventional Freudian treatment of depression. It is based on the idea that negative feelings such as depression and anxiety are linked to thoughts or perceptions. A study of older adults with mild to moderate depression examined its use in self-directed bibliotherapy, with brief phone check-ins.
More about this book
Who
David D. Burns, the author.
World
Cognitive behavioral therapy, written for general readers.
What makes it different
Wikipedia says the book has sold over four million copies in the United States, with no date given.
Feel
Clear and encouraging.
Page count and cover shown for: Selected edition
Further reading
- Feeling Good: The New Mood TherapyWikipedia