Overcoming Depression

by Gilbert, Paul

• ISBN13: 9780195126884
• ISBN10: 0195126882
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-01-14
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This step-by-step self-help guide shows how to treat depression with cognitive behavioral therapy. For many, Paul Gilbert's manual will provide a lifeline to recovery and a better future, as a way to understand and thus resist the downward side of depression, and as a resource to supplement therapy or medication.

Author Biography

Paul Gilbert has over twenty years of experience treating depressed people. He is Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Derby and Head of Specialty, Adult Mental Health for the Southern Derbyshire Mental Health Trust.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vii	(2)
Foreword	ix	(4)
Introduction	xiii	(4)
Preface	xvii
PART I: Understanding Depression	1	(42)
1 What is Depression?	3	(8)
2 What Causes Depression?	11	(21)
3 Negative Thinking and Relationships with Others	32	(11)
PART II: Learning How to Cope	43	(106)
4 Initial Steps	45	(14)
5 Thoughts and Feelings	59	(14)
6 Challenging Negative Thoughts and Feelings	73	(14)
7 Styles of Negative Thinking	87	(17)
8 Self-bullying and How to Challenge It	104	(17)
9 Calling Ourselves Names: How Negative Labels Affect Us	121	(14)
10 Further Methods to Challenge Negative Thoughts	135	(14)
PART III: Special Problems Associated with Depression	149	(130)
11 Approval, Subordination and Bullying	151	(23)
12 Confronting Shame	174	(21)
13 Coping with Anger	195	(21)
14 From Anger to Assertiveness and Forgiveness	216	(17)
15 Dealing with Frustration, Disappointment and Lost Ideals	233	(18)
16 Perfectionism and Competitiveness, or How the Secret of Success is the Ability to Fail	251	(22)
17 Summing Up	273	(6)
Monitoring and Challenging Your Thoughts	279	(5)
Quick Guides	284	(7)
Antidepressants	291	(4)
Useful Books and Addresses	295	(5)
Index	300	(17)
Extra Monitoring Sheets	317