Robert L. Leahy, Ph.D., is recognized worldwide as one of the foremost cognitive therapists in the world. Educated at Yale University, he is the director of the American Institute for Cognitive Therapy, president of the International Association of Cognitive Psychotherapy, president of the Academy ofCognitive Therapy,president-elect of the Association forBehavioral and Cognitive Therapy,clinical professor of psychology in psychiatry at Weill-Cornell University Medical School, associate editor ofThe Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy,editor ofCognitive Behavior Therapy Book Reviews,and author and editor of 15 books, including The Worry Cure. He has been featured in countless magazines and newspapers, as well as on many television and radio programs.