Depression: Causes and Treatment

Aaron T. Beck, M.D.; Brad A. Alford, Ph.D.

Published by University of Pennsylvania Press 2009

Depression

Causes and Treatment

Aaron T. Beck, M.D. and Brad A. Alford, Ph.D.

https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812290882

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About this book

The second edition of Depression: Causes and Treatment provides a contemporary review of the diagnosis, causes, and treatments of depression. Both biological and psychological treatment approaches are described.

Author / Editor information

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.

Reviews

"The second edition of Depression: Causes and Treatment should appeal to clinicians interested in the symptom presentation of affective disorders, the cognitive model, and various treatment considerations as well as to researchers interested in the biological underpinnings of depression as well as research contributions and limitations. . . . The second edition will assume the position of the first edition as one of the most authoritative texts on the topic."—PsycCRITIQUES

"The first edition of Beck's Depression: Causes and Treatments was published over 40 years ago with the goal of addressing firmly established aspects of the nature, causes, and treatment of depression. . . . The second edition has much the same goal as the first: it provides updates on previously reviewed topics; introduces aspects of the study of depression that have become relevant more recently; and provides an historical perspective on depression research. The book is well organized and well written, and manages to be both informative and satisfying for the reader."—Psychological Medicine

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Preface to the Second Edition Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xvii
Part I. Clinical Aspects of Depression
Chapter 1. The Definition of Depression Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
Chapter 2. Symptomatology of Depression Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	12
Chapter 3. Course and Prognosis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	44
Chapter 4. Classifying Mood Disorders Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	64
Chapter 5. Psychotic Versus Nonpsychotic Depression Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	80
Chapter 6. Bipolar Disorders Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	90
Chapter 7. Involutional Depression Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	105
Chapter 8. Schizoaffective Disorder Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	113
Part II. Experimental Aspects of Depression
Chapter 9. Biological Studies of Depression Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	135
Chapter 10. Psychological Studies: Tests of Psychoanalytic Theory Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	169
Part III. Theoretical Aspects of Depression
Chapter 11. Theories of Depression Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	213
Chapter 12. Cognition and Psychopathology Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	224
Chapter 13. Development of Depression Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	245
Part IV. Treatment of Depression
Chapter 14. Somatic Therapies Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	267
Chapter 15. Psychotherapy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	292
Chapter 16. Evaluating Depression Treatments: Randomized Controlled Trials Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	325
Afterword Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	345
Appendix: Scoring Instructions for Negative Dreams Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	349
References Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	355
Name Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	389
Subject Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	395

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Edition: Second Edition
Audience: General/trade;
Pages
- Main content: 432
Keywords: Medicine; Health; Caregiving

eBook

Published: April 4, 2014
ISBN: 9780812290882