Interpersonal Reconstructive Therapy for Anger, Anxiety, and Depression: It's about Broken Hearts, Not Broken Brains

by Lorna Smith Benjamin

This book shows clinicians how to use Interpersonal Reconstructive Therapy (IRT) to change maladaptive patterns regarding safety and threat in treatment-resistant patients.

According to IRT theory, patients who suffer from maladaptive anger, anxiety, or depression are reenacting dysfunctional lessons in affect management modeled by parents and other early attachment figures. For example, a depressed woman who is afraid to assert herself can...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1433828901
• ISBN13: 9781433828904
• Release Date: May 2018
• Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.2" x 10.2"