Managing Hot Flushes with Group Cognitive Behaviour Therapy: An evidence-based treatment manual for health professionals

Professor Myra Hunter and Dr Melanie Smith

Publisher

Routledge (2015)

Details

This book is included as pre-reading for the BMS course on CBT for the management of hot flushes and night sweats.  It is also available to purchase from the Routledge website.

Managing Hot Flushes with Group Cognitive Behaviour Therapy is an evidence-based manual drawing on research which has demonstrated, in randomised controlled trials, that group CBT effectively reduces the impact of hot flushes and night sweats. The treatment is effective for women going through a natural menopause and for women who have menopausal symptoms following breast cancer treatments and for other groups of women who have troublesome symptoms. This manual provides healthcare professionals with everything they need to run groups to help women to manage hot flushes and night sweats.

Managing Hot Flushes with Group Cognitive Behaviour Therapy equips healthcare professionals with knowledge, skills and materials to run groups to help women to manage menopausal symptoms in 6 (or 4) weekly sessions without the need for medication. It is easy to use with a companion audio exercise and downloadable/photocopiable resources on line, as well as power-point slides, homework sheets and diaries. Following Group CBT women have the information, practical skills and strategies to help them to cope with hot flushes and night sweats, and also report improvements in sleep and quality of life. This manual will be an essential resource for nurses, psychologists, counsellors, psychological wellbeing practitioners and cognitive behaviour therapists working in health care and voluntary settings.

Myra Hunter is Professor of Clinical Health Psychology at the Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London. She has worked in the area of women’s health for over 30 years and has over 150 publications including six books. Her research on menopause has established her as an international expert in the field.

Melanie Smith is a clinical psychologist, who has specialised in helping people to manage physical health conditions using cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT). She researched and provided the CBT for women with hot flushes in the MENOS trials at King’s College London and is currently with Salford Pain Centre, Manchester.

Managing the Menopause: 2nd edition

Edited by Nicholas Panay, Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea Hospital, London, Paula Briggs, Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust, Gabor T. Kovacs, Monash University, Victoria

Publisher

Cambridge University Press (May 2020)

Details

Available from Cambridge University Press website.

With up to 60 per cent of women experiencing both physical and emotional symptoms during the menopause, including hot flushes, mood swings and loss of libido, managing these symptoms can be a complex task. Managing the Menopause is a highly practical, evidence-based reference, covering all forms of management in detail. Providing guidance on prescribing, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of various products and therapies, particular emphasis is given to addressing concerns over the long-term complications of Menopausal Hormone Therapy (MHT) use. The book contains new chapters on nutrition, ovarian tissue cryopreservation and migraine in the menopause and previous chapters have been fully updated to inform readers of the latest research. Treatment plans are included in the text, helping clinicians to support their patients quickly and effectively. A comprehensive review of the menopause that is easily understood at all levels, this is an essential guide for clinicians.

Nick Panay is a Consultant Gynaecologist and Specialist in Reproductive Medicine, at Queen Charlotte’s and Chelsea & Chelsea and Westminster Hospitals; Honorary Senior Lecturer at Imperial College London; and Director of the International Centre for Hormone Health, London, UK.

Paula Briggs is a Consultant in Sexual and Reproductive Health for Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust, Southport, UK.

Gab Kovacs is Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.