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Aaron T. Beck
Aaron Temkin Beck (born July 18, 1921) is an American psychiatrist. Beck is a professor emeritus at the department of psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania and also serves as the director of the Center for the Treatment and Prevention of Suicide. He is noted for his research on psychotherapy, psychopathology, suicide, and psychometrics, which led to his creation of cognitive therapy, the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), one of the most widely used instruments for measuring depression severity, and the Beck Anxiety Inventory.
Beck was born on July 18, 1921, in Providence, Rhode Island. He attended Brown University, graduating magna cum laude in 1942. At Brown he was elected a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society, was an associate editor of the Brown Daily Herald, and recieved the Francis Wayland Scholarship, William Gaston Prize for Excellence in Oratory, and Philo Sherman Bennett Essay Award. Beck attended Yale Medical School, graduating with an Doctor of M.D.in 1946.
See also
Books
Beck, AT, (1967) Depression: Clinical, Experimental and Theoretical Aspects, New York: Hoeber.
- Beck, A.T.,(1972) Depression: Causes and Treatment. University of Pennsylvania Press, . - ISBN 0-8122-1032-8
- Beck, A.T.,(1973) Diagnosis and Management of Depression. University of Pennsylvania Press, . - ISBN 0-8122-7674-4
- Beck, A.T.,(1979). Cognitive Therapy and the Emotional Disorders. Plume, - ISBN 0-452-00928-6
- Beck, A.T., Rush, A.J., and Emery, G.,(1987) Cognitive Therapy of Depression. The Guilford Press, . - ISBN 0-89862-919-5
- Beck, A.T.,(1989) Love Is Never Enough: How Couples Can Overcome Misunderstandings, Resolve Conflicts, and Solve. Harper Paperbacks, . - ISBN 0-06-091604-4
- Scott, J., Williams, J.M., Beck, A.T.,(1989) Cognitive Therapy in Clinical Practice: An Illustrative Casebook. Routledge, . - ISBN 0-415-00518-3
- Alford, B.A., Beck, A.T.,(1998) The Integrative Power of Cognitive Therapy. The Guilford Press, . - ISBN 1-57230-396-4
- Clark, D.A., Beck, A.T., Alford, B.A.,(1999) Scientific Foundations of Cognitive Theory and Therapy of Depression. Wiley, . - ISBN 0-471-18970-7
- Beck, A.T.,(2000) Prisoners of Hate: The Cognitive Basis of Anger, Hostility, and Violence. Harper Paperbacks, . - ISBN 0-06-093200-7
- Beck, A.T., Wright F.D., Newman, C.F., Liese, B.S., (2001). Cognitive Therapy of Substance Abuse. The Guilford Press, - ISBN 1-57230-659-9
- Newman, C.F., Leahy, R.L., Beck, A.T., Reilly-Harrington, N., Laszio, G.,(2001) Bipolar Disorder: A Cognitive Therapy Approach. American Psychological Association, . - ISBN 1-55798-789-0
- Beck, A.T., Freeman, A., and Davis, D.D.,(2003) Cognitive Therapy of Personality Disorders. The Guilford Press, . - ISBN 1-57230-856-7
- Wright, J.H., Thase, M.E., Beck, A.T., Ludgate, J.W., (2003) Cognitive Therapy with Inpatients: Developing A Cognitive Milieu. The Guilford Press, . - ISBN 0-89862-890-3
- Winterowd, C., Beck, A.T., Gruener, D.,(2003) Cognitive Therapy With Chronic Pain Patients. Springer Publishing Company, . - ISBN 0-8261-4595-7
- Beck, A.T., Emery, G., and Greenberg, R.L., (2005).Anxiety Disorders And Phobias: A Cognitive Perspective. Basic Books, - ISBN 0-465-00587-X
Book Chapters
- Beck, A. T. (1999). Cognitive aspects of personality disorders and their relation to syndromal disorders:A psychoevolutionary approach. In C. R. Cloninger (Ed.), Personality and psychopathology (pp.
411–429). Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Press.
Papers
- Beck, A.T., Ward, C.H., Mendelson, M.; Mock, J.E. and Erbaugh, J.K. (1962) Reliability of psychiatric diagnoses: II A study of consistency of clinical judgements and ratings, American Journal of Psychiatry 119: 351-7
External links
- Aaron T. Beck official home page
- Beck Institute homepage
- A Beck biography and list of publications Excellent resource.
- Centro de Psicología Aaron Beck España
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