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Depression : Causes and Treatment / Aaron T. Beck, M.D., Brad A. Alford, Ph.D.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2014]Copyright date: ©2009Edition: Second EditionDescription: 1 online resource (432 p.)Content type:
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  • 9780812219647
  • 9780812290882
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 616.85/27 23
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  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Issued also in print.
Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Part I. Clinical Aspects of Depression -- Chapter 1. The Definition of Depression -- Chapter 2. Symptomatology of Depression -- Chapter 3. Course and Prognosis -- Chapter 4. Classifying Mood Disorders -- Chapter 5. Psychotic Versus Nonpsychotic Depression -- Chapter 6. Bipolar Disorders -- Chapter 7. Involutional Depression -- Chapter 8. Schizoaffective Disorder -- Part II. Experimental Aspects of Depression -- Chapter 9. Biological Studies of Depression -- Chapter 10. Psychological Studies: Tests of Psychoanalytic Theory -- Part III. Theoretical Aspects of Depression -- Chapter 11. Theories of Depression -- Chapter 12. Cognition and Psychopathology -- Chapter 13. Development of Depression -- Part IV. Treatment of Depression -- Chapter 14. Somatic Therapies -- Chapter 15. Psychotherapy -- Chapter 16. Evaluating Depression Treatments: Randomized Controlled Trials -- Afterword -- Appendix: Scoring Instructions for Negative Dreams -- References -- Name Index -- Subject Index
Summary: More than forty years ago, Dr. Aaron T. Beck's pioneering Depression: Causes and Treatment presented the first comprehensive account of all aspects of depression and introduced cognitive therapy to health care providers and patients struggling with one of the most common and devastating diseases of the modern age. Since that classic text first appeared, the appreciation of the multifaceted nature of mood disorders has grown, and the phenomenological and biological aspects of psychology are increasingly seen as intertwined. Taking these developments into account, Beck and his colleague Brad A. Alford have written a second edition of Depression that will help patients and caregivers understand depression as a cognitive disorder.The new edition of Depression builds on the original research and approach of the seminal first edition, including the tests of Freud's theory that led to a new system of psychological theory and therapy, one that addresses the negative schema and automatic thoughts that can trap people in painful emotional states. Beck and Alford examine selected scientific tests and randomized controlled trials that have enhanced the cognitive approach since the time it was first introduced.Incorporating accepted changes in the definitions and categories of the various mood disorders into its discussion, Depression addresses the treatment role of revolutionary drugs, such as the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) in relation to cognitive approaches. Beck and Alford explore research on neurotrophic and neurogenesis theories of depression. They also report on advances in psychosocial treatment of depression, including the value of cognitive therapy in the prevention of relapse.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Part I. Clinical Aspects of Depression -- Chapter 1. The Definition of Depression -- Chapter 2. Symptomatology of Depression -- Chapter 3. Course and Prognosis -- Chapter 4. Classifying Mood Disorders -- Chapter 5. Psychotic Versus Nonpsychotic Depression -- Chapter 6. Bipolar Disorders -- Chapter 7. Involutional Depression -- Chapter 8. Schizoaffective Disorder -- Part II. Experimental Aspects of Depression -- Chapter 9. Biological Studies of Depression -- Chapter 10. Psychological Studies: Tests of Psychoanalytic Theory -- Part III. Theoretical Aspects of Depression -- Chapter 11. Theories of Depression -- Chapter 12. Cognition and Psychopathology -- Chapter 13. Development of Depression -- Part IV. Treatment of Depression -- Chapter 14. Somatic Therapies -- Chapter 15. Psychotherapy -- Chapter 16. Evaluating Depression Treatments: Randomized Controlled Trials -- Afterword -- Appendix: Scoring Instructions for Negative Dreams -- References -- Name Index -- Subject Index

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More than forty years ago, Dr. Aaron T. Beck's pioneering Depression: Causes and Treatment presented the first comprehensive account of all aspects of depression and introduced cognitive therapy to health care providers and patients struggling with one of the most common and devastating diseases of the modern age. Since that classic text first appeared, the appreciation of the multifaceted nature of mood disorders has grown, and the phenomenological and biological aspects of psychology are increasingly seen as intertwined. Taking these developments into account, Beck and his colleague Brad A. Alford have written a second edition of Depression that will help patients and caregivers understand depression as a cognitive disorder.The new edition of Depression builds on the original research and approach of the seminal first edition, including the tests of Freud's theory that led to a new system of psychological theory and therapy, one that addresses the negative schema and automatic thoughts that can trap people in painful emotional states. Beck and Alford examine selected scientific tests and randomized controlled trials that have enhanced the cognitive approach since the time it was first introduced.Incorporating accepted changes in the definitions and categories of the various mood disorders into its discussion, Depression addresses the treatment role of revolutionary drugs, such as the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) in relation to cognitive approaches. Beck and Alford explore research on neurotrophic and neurogenesis theories of depression. They also report on advances in psychosocial treatment of depression, including the value of cognitive therapy in the prevention of relapse.

Issued also in print.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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