Brenda B. Toner, PhD, CPsych, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health-Clarke Division, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Zindel Segal, PhD, is Distinguished Professor of Psychology in Mood Disorders at the University of TorontoâEUR"Scarborough. Dr. Segal has conducted influential research into the psychological processes that make certain people more vulnerable than others to developing depression and experiencing recurrent episodes. He actively advocates for the relevance of mindfulness-based clinical care in psychiatry and mental health. He collaborated with John Teasdale and Mark Williams in developing mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) to prevent relapse and recurrence in major depression; together, they coauthored Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression, Second Edition (for mental health professionals), as well as the self-help guides The Mindful Way Workbook and (with Jon Kabat-Zinn) The Mindful Way through Depression, Second Edition.

Shelagh D. Emmott, PhD, CPsych, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health-Clarke Division, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada

David Myran, MD, FRCP(C), Centre for Addiction and Mental Health-Clarke Division, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Contents
I. Theoretical and Research Perspectives
1. Overview of Irritable Bowel Syndrome
2. Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment for IBS
3. Considerations of Stigma and Gender Role in Treating IBS
II. Clinical Application
4. Assessment
5. Cognitive-Behavioral Group Therapy for IBS: Overview and Initial Session
6. Key Themes and Skills in the Treatment of IBS
7. Additional Session Themes Related to Coping with IBS
8. Final Session
Conclusion
Appendix 1: Functional Bowel Disorders Diary Form
Appendix 2: Thought Record