Aaron T. Beck

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Dr. Aaron T. Beck

Aaron T. Beck, M.D. (born July 18, 1921), "The Father of Cognitive Behavior Therapy", is a professor at the Psychopathology Research Unit of the University of Pennsylvania. His areas of focus are psychotherapy, psychopathology, studies of suicide, and development of assessment techniques.

He is also well known for the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), a 21 question multiple choice survey that is one of the most widely used instruments for measuring depression severity.

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Books

Diagnosis and Management of Depression
Prediction of Suicide
Cognitive Therapy and the Emotional Disorders
Cognitive Therapy of Depression
Anxiety Disorders and Phobias
Love Is Never Enough
Cognitive Therapy of Personality Disorders
Cognitive Therapy of Substance Abuse
Cognitive Therapy With Inpatients: Developing a Cognitive Milieu
The Integrative Power of Cognitive Therapy
Cognitive Therapy in Clinical Practice
Scientific Foundations of Cognitive Theory and Therapy of Depression
Prisoners of Hate: The Cognitive Basis of Anger, Hostility, and Violence ISBN 0060932007