The Cognitive Behavioral Workbook for Depression: A Step-by-step Program

by Knaus, William J.; Ellis, Albert

• ISBN13: 9781572244733
• ISBN10: 1572244739
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-11-01
• Publisher: New Harbinger Pubns Inc

Summary

In the 1950s, Albert Ellis pioneered a form of psychotherapy that combined ways of detecting and changing irrational thoughts with techniques for replacing negative behaviours with positive ones. This type of cognitive behavioural therapy, called rational emotive behaviour therapy (REBT) by Ellis, proved especially effective at relieving problems like anger, anxiety and depression. In this book author William Knaus, a close associate of Ellis, develops the best REBT techniques into a powerful and comprehensive self-help workbook for the treatment of depression. Following in New Harbinger's tradition, this workbook is written in an easy-to-use, step-by-step format. It offers readers powerful strategies for overcoming depression in simple, direct language, amply illustrated with stories and reinforced by techniques they can practice right away. Along with other New Harbinger titles like The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook and The Anger Control Workbook, this major CBT/REBT workbook for depression is destined to become a trusted resource for people with depression, recommended by therapists and sought out by people inspired to change their own lives for the better.

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii
Acknowledgments	xi
Introduction	1	(14)
The Echoes of Depression	15	(18)
Preparing for Positive Changes	33	(20)
A Master Plan to Defeat Depression	53	(16)
Recognizing Depressive Thinking	69	(18)
Using Reason Against Depressive Thinking	87	(16)
Shedding a Cloak of Mental Misery	103	(16)
Defeating Depressive Beliefs	119	(22)
Ending Worthlessness Thinking	141	(12)
Defeating Helplessness Thinking	153	(12)
Hopelessness and Optimism	165	(12)
Restraining Blame	177	(12)
Avoiding the Perils of Perfectionism	189	(14)
Low Frustration Tolerance and Depression	203	(18)
Coping with Depressive Sensations	221	(12)
Dealing with Emotional Stresses	233	(28)
Special Cognitive and Behavioral Techniques	261	(20)
A Multimodal Way to Defeat Depression	281	(10)
Five Changes to Defeat Depression	291	(18)
References	309