Description
Book SynopsisBased on cognitive behavioural psychotherapy, this resource book describes how to treat mild to moderate depression. Aimed at the professional with little or no experience of treating depression, it provides detailed instructions on recognising a client''s profile of depression, identifying dysfunctional thinking patterns and following through the ten steps for treatment. The methods described can be used with clients exhibiting mild to moderate depression in most therapeutic situations and also for people suffering from severe depression if they are in an in-patient setting. This book is divided into three parts. Part 1 contains basic information about depression, cognitive therapy and other approaches to treatment; Part 2 gives practical guidance in 10 steps to help clients overcome depression; and Part 3 provides additional information about sub-types of depression, drug treatment and the management of suicide and self-harm. Each step has handouts that can be photocopied and given t
Trade Review'The resource book is a well written, easy to read guide. Reading this book was a pleasurable experience. It was easy to follow, well laid out...a good review for clinicians who have experience with it' - Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapists
Table of ContentsBasic Information; Principles of Cognitive Therapy; The Cognitive Model of Depression; Using Cognitive Behaviour Therapy with Depressed Individuals; Reasons for Failure in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy; Combining Cognitive Behaviour Therapy with Other Approaches; Other Models of Depression; 2: Therapeutic steps; 1: Describing Cognitive Behaviour Therapy to the Client; 2: Identifying the Client's Depression; 3: Increasing the Client's Activity; 4: Negative Automatic Thoughts; 5: Quick Control of Negative Automatic Thoughts; 6: Challenging Negative Automatic Thoughts; 7: Challenging Negative Automatic Thoughts - Behavioural Experiments; 8: Dysfunctional Assumptions; 9: Problem Solving; 10: Preparing for the Future; 3: Additional Information; Drug Treatment and Approaches to Medication Adherence; Approaches to Medication Adherence; Management of Suicide; Management of Self-harm; Types of Depression
