Seven Principles of Good Mental Health

by Windy Dryden

In this book, Professor Dryden outlines seven core principles that form the basis of good mental health. Beginning with the importance of taking personal responsibility, he then discusses four attitudes that will keep you mentally healthy in the face of life's adversities. Since an important part of good mental health is the capacity to experience 'healthy negative emotions' about life's adversities, Professor Dryden takes care to clarify this principle. Finally, Professor Dryden presents a realistic outlook on personal change and lists a number of steps you can follow to achieve and maintain good mental health.
Windy Dryden is Emeritus Professor of Psychotherapeutic Studies at Goldsmiths University of London and is in part-time independent practice. His interests are in REBT, very brief interventions and promoting self-help.
Professor Dryden has written or edited over 235 books.

120 pages, Paperback

Published February 1, 2021

About the author

Windy Dryden is one of the leading practitioners and trainers in the UK in the Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) tradition of psychotherapy. He is best known for his work in Rational-Emotive Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (RECBT), a leading CBT approach. He has been working in the field of counselling and psychotherapy since 1975 and was one of the first people in Britain to be trained in CBT and has trained with Drs. Albert Ellis, Aaron T. Beck, and Arnold Lazarus.

He has published over 200 books and has trained therapists all over the world, in as diverse places as the UK, the USA, South Africa, Turkey, and Israel.

He is Emeritus Professor of Psychotherapeutic Studies at Goldsmiths, University of London.