Description
Book SynopsisRumination (recyclic negative thinking), is now recognised asimportant in the development, maintenance and relapse of recurrenceof depression. For instance, rumination has been found to elevate,perpetuate and exacerbate depressed mood, predict future episodesof depression, and delay recovery during cognitive therapy.
Cognitive therapy is one of the most effective treatments fordepression. However, depressive relapse and recurrence followingcognitive therapy continue to be a significant problem. Anunderstanding of the psychological processes which contribute torelapse and recurrence may guide the development of more effectiveinterventions.
This is a major contribution to the study and treatment ofdepression which reviews a large body of research on rumination andcognitive processes, in depression and related disorders, with afocus on the implications of this knowledge for treatment andclinical management of these disorders.
* First book on rumination
Trade Review"A book of unique chapters that should be found in each clinician'soffice and each psychology student's backpack." (Journal ofPsychosomatic Research 58:(2005) 309, 20th July 2005)
"This book provides an authoritative, up-to-date account ofcurrent theoretical thinking and research about depressiverumination and its treatment...essential reading for researchersinvestigating depressive rumination..." (British Journal ofClinical Psychology, 20th July 2005)
Table of ContentsAbout the Editors.
List of Contributors.
Preface.
Acknowledgements.
PART I: NATURE AND CONSEQUENCES OF RUMINATION.
1. Nature, Functions, and Beliefs about Depressive Rumination(Costas Papageorgiou and Adrian Wells).
2. The Consequences of Dysphoric Rumination (Sonja Lyubomirskyand Chris Tkach).
3. Reactive Rumination: Outcomes, Mechanisms, and DevelopmentalAntecedents (Jelena Spasojevic, Lauren B. Alloy, Lyn Y. Abramson,Donal MacCoon, and Matthew S. Robinson).
4. Mental Control and Depressive Rumination (Richard M.Wenzlaff).
5. Physiological Aspects of Depressive Rumination (Greg J.Siegle and Julian F. Thayer).
PART II: THEORIES OF RUMINATION.
6. The Response Styles Theory (Susan Nolen-Hoeksema).
7. Rumination, Depression, and Metacognition: The S-REF Model(Gerald Matthews and Adrian Wells).
8. Rumination as a Function of Goal Progress, Stop-Rules, andCerebral Lateralization (Leonard L. Martin, Ilan Shrira and HelenM. Startup).
9. A Comparison and Appraisal of Theories of Rumination (MelissaA. Brotman and Robert J. DeRubeis).
PART III: MEASUREMENT AND TREATMENT OF RUMINATION.
10. Measurement of Depressive Rumination and AssociatedConstructs (Olivier Luminet).
11. Psychological Treatment of Rumination (ChristinePurdon).
12. Cognitive Therapy for Depressive Thinking (Dean McMillan andPeter Fisher).
13. Metacognitive Therapy for Depressive Rumination (AdrianWells and Costas Papageorgiou).
Index.
