Depression : causes and treatment / Aaron T. Beck and Brad A. Alford.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Beck, Aaron T., author.

Alford, Brad A., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Depression, Mental.

Depression--drug therapy.

Depression--therapy.

Medical Subjects:

Depression--drug therapy.

Depression--therapy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (428 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

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.

Contents:

Preface to the Second Edition

Part I. Clinical Aspects of Depression

The Definition of Depression

Symptomatology of Depression

Course and Prognosis

Classifying Mood Disorders

Psychotic Versus Nonpsychotic Depression

Bipolar Disorders

Involutional Depression

Schizoaffective Disorder

Part II. Experimental Aspects of Depression

Biological Studies of Depression

Psychological Studies: Tests of Psychoanalytic Theory

Part III. Theoretical Aspects of Depression

Theories of Depression

Cognition and Psychopathology

Development of Depression

Part IV. Treatment of Depression

Somatic Therapies

Psychotherapy

Evaluating Depression Treatments: Randomized Controlled Trials Appendix: Scoring Instructions for Negative Dreams.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8122-9088-7

OCLC:

878109260