Depression

by Beck, Aaron T.

• ISBN13: 9780812219647
• ISBN10: 0812219643
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-02-24
• Publisher: Univ of Pennsylvania Pr

Summary

More than forty years ago, Dr. Aaron T. Beck's pioneeringDepression: Causes and Treatmentpresented 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 ofDepressionthat will help patients and caregivers understand depression as a cognitive disorder. The new edition ofDepressionbuilds 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,Depressionaddresses 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.

Author Biography

Winner of the Albert Lasker Award in Medical Science (known as "America's Nobel") and the Grawemeyer Award for Psychology, and recognized as the father of cognitive therapy, Aaron T. Beck, M.D., is University Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania and President of the Beck Institute for Cognitive Therapy and Research. Brad A. Alford, Ph.D., is Professor of Psychology at the University of Scranton and coauthor with Aaron T. Beck of The Integrative Power of Cognitive Therapy and Scientific Foundations of Cognitive Theory and Therapy of Depression.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Second Edition

Preface to the First Edition

Clinical Aspects of Depression

The Definition of Depression

Symptomatology of Depression

Course and Prognosis

Classifying Mood Disorders

Psychotic vs. Nonpsychotic Depression

Bipolar Disorders

Involutional Depression

Schizoaffective Disorder

Experimental Aspects of Depression

Biological Studies of Depression

Psychological Studies: Tests of Psychoanalysis

Theoretical Aspects of Depression

Theories of Depression

Cognition and Psychopathology

Development of Depression

Treatment of Depression

Somatic Therapy

Psychotherapy

Evaluating Depression Treatments

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