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Anxiety | Anger, Assertiveness, and Conflict | Children and Adolescents Couples | Depression | Eating Disorders | Mindfulness
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder | Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Social Anxiety | Substance Use | Insomnia
General Mental Well-Being/Mood | Other Topics of Interest
Spanish Language Books
Anxiety
- Robert Leahy
The Worry Cure
- Antony, Martin M, & Swinson, Richard P.
When perfect isn't good enough: Strategies for coping with perfectionism
- Basco, Monica Ramirez
NEVER GOOD ENOUGH: How to use Perfectionism to Your Advantage Without Letting it Ruin Your Life
- Butler, Gillian & Hope, Tony
Managing your mind: The mental fitness guide
- Copeland, Mary Ellen
The Worry Control Workbook
- Davis, Martha; Eshelman, Elizabeth Robbins; and McKay, Matthew
The Relaxation & Stress Reduction Workbook
- Jon Kabat-Zinn
Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness
- McKay, M., Davis, M., & Fanning, P.
Thoughts & feelings: The art of cognitive stress intervention.
- Williams, Mark, Teasdale, John, Segal, Zindel, & Kabat-Zinn, Jon
The mindful way through depression: Freeing yourself from chronic unhappiness
- Wilson, Reid
Breaking the panic cycle.
- Wilson, Reid
Don't Panic: Taking Control of Anxiety Attacks
- Jon Kabat-Zinn
Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness
Anger, Assertiveness, and Conflict
- Robert E. Alberti and Michael L. Emmons
Your Perfect Right: A Guide to Assertive Living
- Beck, A.T.
The cognitive basis of anger, hostility, and violence
- Curran, James P. & Monti, Peter
Social Skills Training
- Enright, R.D.
Forgiveness is a choice: A step-by-step process for resolving anger and restoring hope.
- Fisher, R. and Ury.
Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In
- Fisher, R., Kopelman, E., and Schneider, A.
Beyond Machiavelli: Tools for Coping With Conflict
- Freeman, A., & DeWolf, R.
Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda: Overcoming Regrets, Mistakes, and Missed Opportunities
- Jakubowski, P.
The Assertive Option: Your Rights and Responsibilities
- McKay, Rogers & McKay
When Anger Hurts: Quieting the Storm Within
- Seligman, M. P.
Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life
- Williams, R. and Williams, V.
Anger Kills: Seventeen Strategies For Controlling the Hostility That Can Harm Your Health
Children
- Barkley, Russell A.
Taking Charge of ADHD: The Complete Authoritative Guide for Parents
- Barkley, Russell A.
Your Defiant Child
- Forehand, R.L. & Long, N.
Parenting the Strong-Willed Child
- Murdock, Maureen
Spinning Inward:Using Guided Imagery With Children for
Learning, Creativity & Relaxation
- Shiller, V. M., et al.
Rewards for Kids!: Ready-To-Use Charts & Activities for Positive Parenting
- Wenning, Kenneth.
Winning Cooperation from Your Child
- Wilens, Timothy E.
Straight Talk about Psychiatric Medications for Kids
- Rapee, Spence, Cobham & Wignall
Helping your Anxious Child: A Step by Step Guide for Parents
- Paul Stallard
Think Good- Feel Good: A Cognitive Behavior Therapy Workbook for Children and Young People
- Greenberger and Padesky
Mind Over Mood: Change How You Feel by Changing the Way You Think
- Dornbush & Pruitt
Couples
Depression
- Robert L. Leahy
Beat the Blues Before They Beat You
- Thomas Joiner
Why People Die By Suicide
- Ellis, T.E., & Newman, C.F.
Choosing to live: How to defeat suicide through cognitive therapy.
- McQuaid, J.R. & Carmona, P.E.
Peaceful Mind: Using Mindfulness and Cognitive Behavioral Psychology to Overcome Depression.
- Thorne, Julia and Rothstein, Larry
You Are Not Alone: Words of Experience and Hope for the Journey Through Depression
- Yapko, Michael
Free Yourself from Depression
- Wright, J.H., & Basco, M.R
Getting your life back: the complete guide to recovery from depression.
Eating Disorders
- Cash, T.F.
The body image workbook: An 8-step program for learning to like your looks
- Claiborn, J. (2002).
The BDD workbook Overcome body dysmorphic disorder and end body image obsessions.
- Cooper, Peter J.
Bulimia Nervosa & Binge-Eating
- Fairburn, Christopher
Overcoming Binge Eating
- Fletcher, Anne M.
Thin for Life: 10 Keys to Success from People Who Have Lost Weight and Kept It Off
- Rolls, Barbara J. and Barnett, Robert A.
The Volumetrics Weight-Control Plan : Feel Full on Fewer Calories
- Sandbek, T.J.
The deadly diet: Recovering from anorexia & bulimia.
- Siegel, M., Brisman, J., & Weinshel, M.
Surviving an eating disorder: Strategies for family and friends.
Mindfulness
- Aguirre, Blaise & Galen, Gillian
Mindfulness for Borderline Personality Disorder: Relieve Your Suffering Using the Core Skill of Dialectical Behavior Therapy
- Dahl, JoAnne & Lundgren, Tobias
Living Beyond Your Pain: Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to Ease Chronic Pain
- Kabat-Zinn, Jon
Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life
- Neff, Kristen
Self-Compassion
- Wilson, Kelly G. & DuFrene, Troy
Things Might Go Terribly, Horribly Wrong: A Guide to Life Liberated from Anxiety
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Abramowitz, Jonathan S.
Getting over OCD: A 10-step workbook for taking back your life
- Foa, Edna & Wilson, Reid
Stop Obsessing!
- Hyman, Bruce M. and Pedrick, Cherry
The OCD Workbook: Your Guide to Breaking Free from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
- Purdon, Christine L., & Clark, David A.
Overcoming obsessive thoughts: How to gain control of your OCD
- Steketee, Gail, & Frost, Randy O.
Compulsive hoarding and acquiring workbook
- Veale, David, & Willson, Robert
Overcoming obsessive compulsive disorder: A self-help guide using cognitive behavioral techniques
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders (PTSD)
- Matsakis, A.
Trust after trauma: A guide to relationships for survivors and those who love them.
- Najavits, Lisa M.
Seeking safety: A treatment manual for PTSD and substance abuse
- Scott, Michael J.
Moving on after trauma: A guide for survivors, family, and friends
- Steketee, G., & White, K.
When once is not enough: Help for obsessive compulsives.
- Zayfert, Claudia, & DeViva, Jason C.
When someone you love suffers from post-traumatic stress: What to expect and what you can do
Social Anxiety Disorder
- Antony, Martin M, & Swinson, Richard P.
The shyness and social anxiety workbook: Proven step-by-step techniques for overcoming your fear
- Markway, B.G., Carmin, C.N., Pollard, C.A., & Flynn, T.
Dying of embarrassment: Help for social anxiety and phobia.
- Rapee, Ronald M.
Overcoming Shyness and Social Phobia
Substance Use
Insomnia
General Mental Well-being/Mood
- Burns, D.
Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy
- Burns, D.D.
Feeling good.
- Burns, D.
The Feeling Good Handbook
- Claiborn, J. (2001).
The habit change workbook: How to break bad habits and form good ones.
- Greenberger, D. and Padesky, C.
Mind Over Mood: Change How You Feel by Changing the Way You Think
- McKay, G. D., & Dinkmeyer, D.
How You Feel Is Up to You: The Power of Emotional Choice
- McKay, M., & Fanning, P.
Self-esteem: A proven program of cognitive techniques for assessing, improving, and maintaining your self-esteem.
- McKay, M., & Fanning, P.
Prisoners of belief.
- Santrock, J. W., Minnett, A. M., & Campbell, B. D.
The Authoritative Guide to Self-Help Books.
- Seligman, M.E.P.
Learned optimism.
- Vernon, Ann
Thinking, Feeling, Behaving
Other Topics of Interest
- Antony, M.M., & Swinson, R.P.
When perfect isn't good enough: Strategies for coping with perfectionism.
- Ken Blanchard, Patricia Zigarmi and Drea Zigarmi
Leadership and the One Minute Manager : Increasing Effectiveness Through Situational Leadership
- Freeman, A., & DeWolf, R.
The Ten Dumbest Mistakes That Smart People Make and How to Avoid Them: Simple and Sure Techniques for Gaining Greater Control of Your Life
- Catalano, E.M. & Hardin, K.N.
The chronic pain control workbook: A step-by-step guide for coping with and overcoming pain.
- Caudill, M.A.
Managing pain before it manages you.
- Fanning, P., McKay, M., & Davis, M.
Messages: The communication skills book.
- Gersh, W.D., Golden, W.L., Robbins, D.M.
Mind over malignancy: Living with cancer.
- Daniel Goleman, Annie McKee, and Richard E. Boyatzis
Primal Leadership: Realizing the Power of Emotional Intelligence
- Goleman, D.
Emotional intelligence: Why it can matter more than IQ.
- Hoffman, P. D., & Gunderson, J. G.
Understanding and Treating Borderline Personality Disorder: A Guide for Professionals and Families
- Kreger, R.
The Essential Family Guide to Borderline Personality Disorder: New Tools and Techniques to Stop Walking on Eggshells
- Leach, Penelope The First Five Years Project Inform, et al
The HIV Drug Book
- Linehan, M.M.
Skills training manual for treating borderline personality disorder.
- Mason, P.T., & Kreger, R.
Stop walking on eggshells: Taking your life back when someone you care about has borderline personality disorder.
- Oldham, J.M. & Morris, L.B.
The new personality self-portrait.
- Redmond, Geoffrey
The Hormonally Vulnerable Woman
- Savage, E.
Don’t take it personally!: The art of dealing with rejection.
- Tate, Philip
Alcohol: How To Give It Up And Be Glad You Did
- Thurman, C.
The Lies we Believe
- Westerman
How to Flirt: A Practical Guide
- Zilbergeld, Bernie
The New Male Sexuality
Spanish Language Books
- Aaron T. Beck
Con el amor no basta (translation of "Love is Never Enough")
- Baringoltz, Sara. (1996). Integración de aportes cognitivos a la psicoterapia. Argentina: Fundación Editorial de Belgrano.
- Beck, A.T. (1980). Diagnóstico y tratamiento de la depresión (2nd ed.) Madrid: Merck Sharp & Dohme de España.
- Beck, A.T. (1995). Con el amor no basta. Barcelona: Ediciones Altaya.
- Beck, A.T. (2003). Prisioneros del odio : Las bases de la ira, la hostilidad y la violencia. Spain: Paidós.
- Beck, A.T., Freeman, A. (2003).Terapia Cognitiva De Los Trastornos De Personalidad. Barcelona: Ediciones Paidos Iberica.
- Beck, A., Newman, C., Wright, F. (2000). Terapia Cognitiva de Las Drogodependencias. Barcelona: Ediciones Paidos Iberica.
- Beck, A.T.; Rush, A.J.; Shaw, B.F.; Emery, G. (1983) Terapia Cognitiva de la Depresión. Bilbao: Desclée de Brouwer
- Beck, J. (2002). El modelo cognitivo; La psicoterapia (Manual de terapia cognitiva). Guatemala: Servicios.
- Beck, J. (2001). Terapia cognitiva-conceptos básicos y profundización. Barcelona: Gedisa.
- Burns, D. (1983). Sentirse bien. Barcelona: Paidós, 1990.
- Cottraux, J., et al. (1991). Terapias comporta mentales y cognitivas. Barcelona: Masson
- Dattilio, F., Padesky, C. (1995). Terapia cognitiva con parejas. Bilbao: Editorial Desclée de Brouwer
- Freeman, A.; Reinecke, M. (1995) Terapia Cognitiva Aplicada a la Conducta Suicida. Bilbao: Desclée De Brouwer.
- Goytia, C. (2004). Fobias, ansiedad, miedos: ¿Por qué soy mi peor enemigo? Argentina: Atlántida.
- Greenberger, D., Padesky, C. (1998). El control de tu estado de animo: Manual de tratamiento de terapia cognitiva para usuarios. Barcelona: Ediciones Paidós Ibérica.
- Lyddon, W. J., & Jones, J. V. (Eds.). (2002). Terapias cognitivas con fundamento empírico: Aplicaciones actuales y futuras. [Cognitive therapies with empirical support: Current and future applications]. Editorial El Manual Moderno, S.A. de C.V.: Cuauhtemoc, Mexico D. F.
- Meichenbaum, D. (1985). Manual de inoculación del estrés. Barcelona: Martinez-Roca.
- Safran, J.D., Segal, Z.V. (1994). El proceso interpersonal en la terapia cognitiva . Barcelona: Ediciones Paidós Ibérica.
- Sank, Lawrence (1993). Manual del terapeuta para la terapia cognitiva conductual en grupos. Bilbao: Desclée de Brouwer.