The Angry Lawn Gnome's Reviews > Cognitive Therapy: Basics and Beyond

An excellent overview of the topic, from its history, to its empirical verification and effectiveness (so claimed)to the methodology, which I would liken to an invading army, smashing all before its path to achieve certain tactical goals. In all probability Judith gives dear ol' Dad a smidgen more credit than he probably deserves as pioneering trailblazer, and shorts Albert Ellis and others. But so what? I'd probably do the same.

Some sections were a bit more heavy lifting than my philistine background could easily assimilate, but overall I'd say an average reader of average intelligence comes away from this survey with a very good idea of this brand of therapy does and does not offer, and of the theory behind it.