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The Wolpe papers consist of correspondence, general files, book reviews, manuscripts, articles, and other documentation, video tapes and audiotapes with case study subjects and of lectures and panels, and index cards containing his notes with patients.
In 1958, Wolpe published his Psychotherapy by Reciprocal Inhibition, in which he revealed his ideas. He claimed that it was possible to treat the symptoms of anxiety or phobias by teaching patients to relax and confront their fears. The book was met with skepticism and disdain by the psychiatric community. Being trained in the psychoanalytical tradition, they believed that Wolpe's method did not tackle the "cause" of neuroses, but only the surface of it. They believed the therapy would inevitably lead to "symptom substitution" and not a cure. Wolpe's therapy, however, proved successful and has continued to be used in modern psychotherapeutic treatment. Wolpe developed a theory of learning ca...
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First published in 1986. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
This step-by-step treatment guidebook demonstrates the application of cognitive therapy to an extremely wide range of behavioral and emotional disorders. Distinguished contributors use verbatim transcripts of therapy sessions to highlight the key elements for successful treatment. As a whole, the work probes the limits of cognitive therapy-what does it work on, and more importantly what doesn't it work on?