Patient's Manual for CBASP

by McCullough, James P.

• ISBN13: 9781572308145
• ISBN10: 1572308141
• Edition: Pamphlet
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-10-23
• Publisher: The Guilford Press

Summary

Designed for distribution to patients, this concise CBASP (Cognitive Behavioral Analysis System of Psychotherapy) therapy guide provides basic information about chronic depression and a clear introduction to the CBASP approach. Several case examples are included to help the patient understand what the CBASP techniques are, how they work, and what to expect from treatment in terms of outcome goals. Written in a hopeful, empathic tone, the manual provides needed support to chronically depressed individuals as they begin the challenging work of CBASP psychotherapy.

Author Biography

James P. McCullough, Jr., PhD, is a fellow of the American Psychological Association and was elected a Diplomate in Clinical Psychology by the American Board of Psychological Forensic Examiners. He is is Emeritus Professor of Psychology at Virginia Commonwealth University, where he served on the faculty for 45 years. An award-winning educator and researcher, Dr. McCullough's areas of special interest are dysthymia, double depression, and chronic major depression, particularly diagnostic criteria; unipolar diagnostic category psychosocial comparisons; and cognitive and single-case methodology evaluating both private practice and research.

 

Table of Contents

PART I. THE CHRONICALLY DEPRESSED PATIENT
Introduction to the CBASP Manual	3	(2)
Two Types of Chronic Depression	5	(4)
Early-Onset Chronic Depression	6	(1)
Late-Onset Chronic Depression	7	(2)
Common Problems of the Chronically Depressed Patient	9	(6)
The Global Thinking Approach to Coping	9	(1)
The ``Nothing I Do Matters'' Defeatist Approach to Coping	10	(1)
Consequences for Global/Defeatist Thinking	11	(1)
Goals of Your Treatment	11	(4)
PART II. AN INTRODUCTION TO CBASP TECHNIQUES
Situational Analysis	15	(16)
Dealing with One Problem at a Time	15	(1)
Two Case Examples	16	(15)
Case 1: Mary	16	(8)
Case 2: Ralph	24	(7)
The Interpersonal Discrimination Exercise	31	(9)
The Early Life of Chronically Depressed Patients	31	(1)
Session Two Preparations for Doing IDE Work	32	(4)
Significant-Other History	33	(1)
Constructing the Transference Hypotheses	33	(3)
Treating Interpersonal Hot Spots with the IDE	36	(4)
Case 1 (Mary)	37	(1)
Case 2 (Ralph)	38	(2)
Conclusion	40