About the Authors

Frank M. Dattilio, PhD, received his doctorate in Psychological Studies from Temple University and completed a clinical post-doctoral fellowship through the Center for Cognitive Therapy at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.  He is a licensed psychologist and is listed in the National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology.  A Clinical Member and Approved Supervisor of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy, he is also an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Education at Lehigh University, as well as Clinical Associate in Psychiatry(Psychology) at the Center for Cognitive Therapy, University of Pennsylvania.  His areas of specialization include individual, marital, and family therapy, and he has authored and co-authored numerous professional articles and chapters on the treatment of behavior disorders, anxiety, and marital discord.  Dr. Dattilio has lectured in both the U.S. and Europe and is co-editor with Arthur Freeman,EdD, of A Casebook in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to be released through Plenum Press in 1991.

Christine A. Padesky, PhD, received her doctorate in clinical psychology from UCLA and is Founder and Director of the Center for Cognitive Therapy, Newport Beach, California.  She is a licensed psychologist and listed in the National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology.  She is also an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at the University of California, Irvine.  Dr. Padesky has been cited as one of the leading Cognitive Therapy instructors in both the United States and abroad.  In addition to being founding editor of the International Cognitive Therapy Newsletter, she has written articles and book chapters on depression, anxiety disorders, personality disorders, and cognitive therapy with women.  Dr. Padesky is one of the co-authors with Aaron T. Beck, MD, of Cognitive Therapy of Personality Disorders (Guilford, 1990).