hesperis,
The Feeling Good Handbook was a basic part of my initial therapy. I was assigned the task of reading it and doing the quizes for the first few sessions. Then my therapist asked "What do you think?" I told her I was stopping my therapy and going to see Dr. Burns. In every case study, he claims that after "One or two more sessions" his patient was well on his way to "normal". I on the other hand was still a mess after two months with my therapist.
His list of pitfalls and explanation of how to identify and correct your misinterpretation of a situation is still my bible. His ego annoys the hell out of me. At times, I wanted to smack him. Be forewarned.
Mary, grateful to the good doctor but able to see his "misinterpretations" too.