内容简介
‘Thisvolumeprovidesthemostcomprehensivepresentationtodateofthephenomenology,clinicalaspectsandcognitivetherapyofpersistentdepression.Thetextishighlyreadable,repletewithillustrativecasematerial,andhighlightedbyconcisesummariesattheendofeachchapter.Thetreatmentapproach,alreadyvalidatedinthefamedCambridge–Newcastleclinicaltrial,isaninvaluablecontribution.’AaronT.Beck,M.D.Drawingonextensiveclinicalexperience,RichardG.MooreandAnneGarlandpresentacognitivemodelofpersistentdepressionthatplacesparticularimportanceontheroleofthinkingstyles,underlyingbeliefs,subtleformsofavoidanceandenvironmentalfactors.Forthepractitioner,thisbookoffersguidanceonhowtoaddressparticularissuesthatcommonlyariseateachstageoftherapy,suchas:thepatientisreluctanttoengageintherapythepatient’snegativethinkingdoesnotrespondtostandardtherapeutictechniquesthepatient’snegativebeliefshavemuchbasisintheirexperiencethetherapistbecomesdemoralisedbytheapparentlackofprogressintherapyThroughextensiveclinicalmaterial,CognitiveTherapyforChronicandPersistentDepressiondemonstrateshowentrenchednegativethinkingpatternsandongoingavoidancecanbeaddressedtoachievesignificantchangeinmanypeople’slives.Thisbookisessentialreadingforanytherapistworkingwiththesehardtohelppatients,suchasclinicalpsychologists,psychiatricnurses,psychiatrists,socialworkersandcounsellors.