Professor Vicente Caballo’s books

A group of university professors and clinical psychologists, with great experience behind them and worried about the wide spread that a whole series of pseudotherapies are having, has decided to explain to the public, in an accessible language, what 10 of them consist of (homeopathy , reiki, Bach flowers, family constellations, acupuncture, neurolinguistic programming, therapy of past lives, rebirthing, dianetics and bioneuroemotion), what its defenders claim as fundamental principles thereof, the great lie of the alleged therapeutic effects and a proposal of more effective scientific psychological alternatives. Book in Spanish Siglo XXI Publisher.

The MISA program includes a Therapist’s Guide and a Patient’s workbook. This is the patient’s workbook which is designed to be an essential part of the work of patients who are immersed in the program, with numerous self-reports (up to 59 tables), explanatory and registration figures (38) and practical exercises (up to 120). Patients can write directly in this book, thus carrying a real diary of their active participation in the program.
The MISA program is applied in a group format (although it could be adapted to an individual format) and it’s advisable that participants of the program bring with them in every session their patient’s workbook in order to follow some in-session exercises and to register many of the homework assignments. Book in English.

This book represents a novel approach towards the treatment of social anxiety, the Multidimensional Intervention for Social Anxiety (MISA) program. We believe that currently there is nothing similar on the field. There are several characteristics that make it an intervention different from what has been used up to now. The first is that it focuses on the five dimensions of social anxiety that our research team has found working with this construct over more than 10 years, including 18 countries.
A second novel feature is that we have put together in the same program some of the empirically validated techniques commonly used in the treatment of social anxiety such as social skills training, exposure and cognitive restructuring, with strategies developed within the so-called “third-generation therapies”, such as mindfulness, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT). We believe that the MISA program constitutes a powerful program for the treatment of social anxiety, in general, and of social anxiety disorder (or social phobia), in particular, which includes the most powerful intervention strategies available today. The duration of the program includes 15 weekly group sessions of intervention, not counting the sessions of assessment both pre/post-treatment and follow-up. Book in English.

The second edition of this manual has been carried out with the participation of 55 specialists who, throughout twenty-seven chapters, update their knowledge on different psychological disorders. All disorders have been updated to the diagnostic criteria of DSM-5 and most of them include a clinical case, raised from the functional analysis and psychological diagnosis. Book in Spanish. Editorial Pirámide.

Este manual probablemente sea el libro más completo sobre los trastornos de la personalidad (TTPP) disponible en español. This manual is probably the most complete book on personality disorders (PDs) available in Spanish. Participants are 35 specialists in the area, who address both the description of the PDs, its assessment (including the clinical formulation) and its treatment (including, among other procedures, dialectical behavior therapy, scheme therapy, iconic therapy, cognitive restructuring or pharmacological therapy). Book in Spanish. Editorial Síntesis.

This handbook, with the collaboration of 51 specialists, deals with the in-depth evaluation of 24 psychological problems or disorders, as well as two chapters devoted to neuropsychological evaluation, clinical psychological report or assessment in forensic psychology. It includes a CD-Rom with numerous tests for the assessment of different problems, which can be printed for application to patients. Book in Spanish. Editorial Pirámide.

This handbook, with the collaboration of 47 specialists, includes an in-depth evaluation of 17 psychological problems or disorders, as well as several chapters dedicated to describing the therapist’s skills, clinical interview, functional analysis or case formulation. It includes a CD-Rom with numerous tests for the evaluation of the different problems, which can be printed for application to patients. Book in Spanish. Editorial Pirámide.

This work presents a complete vision of child and adolescent psychopathology with the collaboration of 31 national and international specialists. Each chapter contains a description of the clinical characteristics of the disorder, the behavioral or cognitive behavioral forms of the disorder and, in most cases, a step-by-step program for the treatment of the problem. Book in Spanish. Editorial Pirámide.

This work, which completes the previous one, addresses the psychopathology and treatment of 13 childhood or adolescent problems with the collaboration of 29 specialists in the area. Each chapter contains a description of the clinical characteristics of the disorder, the forms of cognitive behavioral intervention and, in most cases, a step-by-step program for the treatment of the problem. Book in Spanish. Editorial Pirámide.

This handbook includes 20 chapters, eminently practical, in which 39 specialists who present cognitive behavioral interventions for a wide variety of disorders (not included in volume 1 of the Handbook) collaborate. It mainly addresses the area of crisis intervention, problems related to addictions and physiological issues, personality disorders and social communication problems. Book in Spanish. Siglo XXI Publisher.

This handbook addresses in a practical and step-by-step way numerous cognitive behavioral treatment techniques. Throughout its 35 chapters and 46 collaborators, it describes in depth how to carry out a lot of intervention strategies that cognitive behavioral psychologists usually use with their patients. Chapters included in the book are the following: H.J. Eysenck, Foreword. M. M. Antony & D.H. Barlow, Specific phobia. V.E. Caballo et al., Social Phobia. E. Echeburúa & Paz de Corral, Psychological treatment of agoraphobia. M.G. Craske & M. R. Lewin, Cognitive-behavioral treatment of panic disorders. M.Freeston & R. Ladouceur, The cognitive-behavioral treatment of obsessions. M.C. Astin & P. A. Resick, Cognitive-behavioral treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder. M.J.Dougas & R. Ladouceur, Analysis and treatment of generalized anxiety disorder. J.L. Deffenbacher, Generalized anxiety and anxiety management training. M.P. Carey, Cognitive-behavioral treatment of sexual dysfunctions. W.L. Marshall & Y.M. Fernandez, Cognitive-behavioral approaches to the treatment of the paraphilias. C. Botella & P. Martinez, Cognitive behavioral treatment for hypochondriasis. J.A. Rosen, Cognitive behavior therapy for body dysmorphic disorder. L. Sharpe, Cognitive-behavioral treatment of problema gambling.D. Opdyke & B.O. Rothbaum, Cognitive-behavioral treatment ofimpulse control disorders. P.M. Lewinsohn et al., Behavioral treatment of unipolar depression. A. Freeman & C.L. Oster, Cognitive therapy of depression. M. Ramírez-Basco & M. E. Thase, Cognitive-behavioral treatment of bipolar disorder. K.T. Mueser, Cognitive-behavioral treatment of schizophrenia. S. Rebolledo & M. J. Lobato, Psychoeducation for people vulnerable to schizophrenia. C. Jackson & P. Chadwick, Cognitive therapy for delusions and hallucinations. B. Edelstein et al., Behavioral management of problem behaviors associated with dementia. C. M. Nezu et al., Outpatient treatment for persons with mental retardation. Book in English.   Pergamon/Elsevier

This book tries to be a brief, simple and systematic presentation of the fundamental principles of rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT) available not only to health professionals, but also to the general public. One of the co-authors of the book is Albert Ellis, founder of the REBT, of enormous influence in clinical psychology. Book in Spanish. Editorial Siglo XXI.

This work is probably the most important book on social skills (SSs) written in Spanish. It addresses this area in depth, describing in depth the nonverbal elements of the SSs, their evaluation techniques and, above all, the social skills training. The book is very useful not only for psychologists but for anyone who wants to know in depth the area of SSs. It has been reprinted more than 10 times. Book in Spanish. Editorial Siglo XXI.

This hanbook deals in a practical and step-by-step way with numerous cognitive behavioral treatment techniques. Throughout its 35 chapters and 46 collaborators, it describes in depth how to carry out the vast majority of intervention strategies that cognitive behavioral psychologists usually carry out with patients. Translated into Portuguese, it has been one of the most influential books in the field of clinical psychology in Spanish and Portuguese-speaking countries. Book in Spanish. Editorial Siglo XXI.