'A clear, rigorous account of cognitive behavioural methods for treating depression.' - British Journal of Psychiatry The use of behavioural and cognitive techniques for treating depression has yielded exciting results. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) is as effective in the short term as anti-depressant drugs and has longer-lasting effects than medication. This book brings together assessment and treatment techniques of proven efficacy, describing them in usable detail and setting them in the context of current psychological theories of depression. It is an invaluable guide to practitioners wishing to make use of CBT.

J. Mark G. Williams

1 Introduction 2 Psychological models of depression I: The behavioural background 3 Psychological models of depression II: The cognitive foreground 4 Psychological treatment of depression: Outcome studies 5 The assessment of depression: Some representative procedures 6 Treatment techniques I: Overview, basic behavioural techniques and symptom management 7 Treatment techniques II: Cognitive strategies 8 Treatment techniques III: Behavioural and cognitive therapy for chronic and unremitting depression 9 Training exercises 10 The cognitive theory of depression revisited 11 Cognitive-behavioural therapy and the process of change