Author Description

This book provides a comprehensive description of cognitive behavioral therapy in the management of tinnitus; it integrates theory and research and draws upon clinical experience in dealing with complex problems associated with tinnitus such as the management of depression, anxiety, and sleep difficulties. This book offers an extensive overview of the problem, its causes, hypothesized mechanisms, and conventional medical and audiological treatments. Clinicians will be taken through the sequence of activities involved from initial interviewing, psychometric assessment, therapeutic decision making, and the conduct of treatment itself. Educational material on the basic mechanisms involved in hearing science, since a knowledge of this area is essential in communicating effectively with patients and other professionals, is also included in this book. For clinical psychologists, otolaryngologists, audiologists, rehabilitative counselors, and other professionals working in the area of hearing rehabilitation, behavioral medicine and psychogeratrics.