Posted by badhaircut on November 24, 2004, at 16:46:46
In reply to 'Mind over Mood', posted by cubic_me on November 24, 2004, at 14:11:41
I have "Mind Over Mood." I bought it because John Bush recommends it on his web site and it got mostly positive Amazon reviews. It does spell out the standard cognitive-behavior techniques fairly well.
It didn't add anything for me because all those same techniques were in books by David Burns and Aaron Beck that I already had.
In places, "Mind Over Mood" is almost insultingly under-written, as though to a five-year-old or an Alzheimer's sufferer.
One example: There's a short description of Sarah's thoughts as she considers speaking up at a public meeting. Her concluding thought is, "I could be humiliated." The worksheet question is: "Based on Sarah's thoughts, which of the following moods is she likely to experience? 1. Anxiety; 2. Sadness; 3. Happiness; 4. Anger; 5. Enthusiasm"
It also has quite a lot of repetitious passages.
That said, it would serve as a decent client introduction to CBT. Have you read "Feeling Good"? (It's only $8; "Mind" is $22.)
I doubt my mealy-mouthed comments will help! ;D
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