This balanced and critical overview examines the evidence supporting the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral approaches to treating clinical problems across the lifespan. It analyses the cognitive models on which these treatments are based, and identifies the clinical and conceptual problems, giving specific recommendations for addressing them. 1. Cognitive therapy across the lifespan: conceptual horizons Mark A. Reinecke and David A. Clark 2. Cognitive theory and therapy of depression Ari Solomon and David A. F. Haaga 3. Cognitive theory and therapy of bipolar disorders Jan Scott 4. Regulation of emotion in generalized anxiety disorder Douglas S. Mennin, Cynthia L. Turk, Richard G. Heimberg and Cheryl N. Carmin 5. Cognitive theory and therapy of obsessions and compulsions David A. Clark and Christine Purdon 6. The cognitive model of panic Stefan G. Hofmann 7. Cognitive-behavioral interventions in obsessional problems Paul M. Salkovskis and Karina Wahl 8. Narcissistic personality disorder Cory F. Newman and Christine L. Ratto 9. Cognitive therapy and the self David L. DuBois, Cristy Lopez and Gilbert R. Parra 10. Promoting cognitive change in post-traumatic stress disorder Elizabeth A. Hambree and Edna B. Foa 11. Cognitive theory and therapy of social phobia Judith K. Wilson and Ronald M. Rapee 12. The cognitive model of bulimia nervosa David le Grange 13. Cognitive therapy and schizophrenia Patrick W. Corrigan and Joseph D. Calabrese 14. Cognitive-behavioral interventions for alcohol abuse and dependence Helen S. Raytek, Thomas J. Morgan and Nicola M. Chung 15. Cognitive approaches to understanding, preventing and treating child and adolescent depression Susan H. Spence and Mark A. Reinecke 16. Cognitive-behavioral interventions in childhood anxiety disorders John Piacentini, Lindsey Bergman and Julie Wargo Aikins 17. Cognitive-behavioral interventions in attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder Arthur D. Anastopoulos, E. Paige Temple and Stephanie D. Shaffer 18. Cognitive-behavioral interventions for children with conduct problems John E. Lochman, Thomas N. Magee and Dustin A. Pardini 19. Process of change in cognitive therapy Sona Dimidjian and Keith S. Dobson 20. Cognitive therapy in the 21st century: current status and future directions David A. Clark and Mark A. Reinecke Index.