Overcoming Depression: A Five Areas Approach - Couverture souple

Williams, Christopher J.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0340763833 ISBN 13 : 9780340763834

Editeur : Hodder Arnold, 2001

Synopsis

Overcoming Depression is a series of structured self-help workbooks for use for people experiencing depression. Developed in liaison with a wide range of health care practitioners, the course allows access to the proven Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) approach to treatment. With reading ages between 11 and 14, each workbook has been designed to offer essential jargon-free information and provides carefully sequenced series of questions designed to bring about change in how the person thinks and in what they do in order to improve how they feel. The course offers a clear model of intervention based on the Five Areas Assessment model of depression. The workbooks are designed for use by sufferers in liaison with a health care practitioner. The books are licensed for unlimited photocopying for use clinically and in teaching. An accompanying health care practitioner's manual teaches health care workers how to use the workbooks most effectively with those experiencing depression.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Depression affects many people at some point in their lives. Fortunately, we now know that by changing certain thoughts and behaviour patterns you can greatly improve how you feel. Overcoming Depression and Low Mood: A Five Areas Approach explains how low mood can affect your life. It helps you understand why you sometimes feel low, anxious, angry, or guilty. It also teaches proven practical skills to help you change how you feel. By using the clearly described practical tools inside, you can make helpful changes to your life. Ultimately, the hope is that this book will help you to regain a sense of control over how you feel.

The book is based on a cognitive behavioural therapy approach. The developers of this approach found many effective ways of tackling common symptoms and problems people face when feeling low. The course can make a big difference if you can commit to using it. Having someone else to encourage you is also important. Interactive questions and worksheets, which are a key feature of the series, are plentiful in this new edition. An award-winning companion website, www.livinglifetothefull.com, includes additional support materials and information.

Biographie de l'auteur

Dr Chris Williams is a recognised expert and trainer in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, and works as a Senior Lecturer in Psychological Medicine at the University of Glasgow. He has been a Governing Board member of the United Kingdom Council of Psychotherapy (UKCP) and is a Past-President of the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies (BABCP), the lead body for CBT in the UK.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Hodder Arnold
• Date d'édition: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0340763833
• ISBN 13: 9780340763834
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 232
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible