Psychotherapy and Counselling for Depression

'[This book] is an outstanding contribution to the field. We owe Professor Gilbert our gratitude for providing us with a book that is filled with intelligence and wisdom and - at the same time - is immensely practical in its message. All clinicians will benefit from reading this valuable book' - ***Robert L. Leahy, President, International Association for Cognitive Psychotherapy

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This is a popular and practical guide to working with people suffering from depression. Greatly revised, expanded and updated it: explores in depth the biopsychosocial processes underpinning depression; shows how a compassionate mind approach can be incorporated into different types of therapy; includes a new chapter focusing on the role of the therapeutic relationship, including therapeutic dialogues; and more.

Informationen zum Autor Paul Gilbert is Professor of Psychology in the Mental Health Research Unit at Kingsway Hospital, Derby. Klappentext '[This book] is an outstanding contribution to the field. We owe Professor Gilbert our gratitude for providing us with a book that is filled with intelligence and wisdom and - at the same time - is immensely practical in its message. All clinicians will benefit from reading this valuable book' - Robert L. Leahy, President, International Association for Cognitive PsychotherapyThis is a popular and practical guide to working with people suffering from depression. Greatly revised, expanded and updated it: explores in depth the biopsychosocial processes underpinning depression; shows how a compassionate mind approach can be incorporated into different types of therapy; includes a new chapter focusing on the role of the therapeutic relationship, including therapeutic dialogues; and more. Zusammenfassung A practical guide to working with people suffering from depression. It outlines how to work with general negativity! sense of failure and abandonment! and feelings of powerlessness! anger! shame and guilt. It examines the essential stages of the therapeutic process from conceptualization and formulation through to a wide variety of interventions. Inhaltsverzeichnis PART ONE: UNDERSTANDING THE NATURE OF DEPRESSION WITH A BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL APPROACH Depression The Basics Multi-Level Systems in Depression The Brain, Threats and Depression Behavioural Approaches Action Matters Human Social Needs and Roles Attachment, Social Connectedness and Defeat Thinking, Self-Awareness, Social Goals and the Role of Shame in Depression PART TWO: PROCESSES FOR THE THERAPEUTIC JOURNEY The Therapeutic Relationship and Working Alliance Beginning the Therapeutic Journey with the Depressed Person Thoughts, Beliefs and Safety Strategies Constructing Formulations Helping People Engage and Change Some Basic Principles Developing Self-Compassion Focusing Interventions with a Special Reference to Self-Criticism Working with Specific Difficulties 1 Approval, Achievement, Assertiveness and Rebellion Working with Specific Difficulties 2 Shame, Guilt, Ideals and Envy Overview, Saying Goodbye and Personal Reflections ...

Autorentext
Paul Gilbert is Professor of Psychology in the Mental Health Research Unit at Kingsway Hospital, Derby.

Zusammenfassung
A practical guide to working with people suffering from depression. It outlines how to work with general negativity, sense of failure and abandonment, and feelings of powerlessness, anger, shame and guilt. It examines the essential stages of the therapeutic process from conceptualization and formulation through to a wide variety of interventions.

Inhalt

PART ONE: UNDERSTANDING THE NATURE OF DEPRESSION WITH A BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL APPROACH
Depression
The Basics
Multi-Level Systems in Depression
The Brain, Threats and Depression
Behavioural Approaches
Action Matters
Human Social Needs and Roles
Attachment, Social Connectedness and Defeat
Thinking, Self-Awareness, Social Goals and the Role of Shame in Depression
PART TWO: PROCESSES FOR THE THERAPEUTIC JOURNEY
The Therapeutic Relationship and Working Alliance
Beginning the Therapeutic Journey with the Depressed Person
Thoughts, Beliefs and Safety Strategies
Constructing Formulations
Helping People Engage and Change
Some Basic Principles
Developing Self-Compassion
Focusing Interventions with a Special Reference to Self-Criticism
Working with Specific Difficulties 1
Approval, Achievement, Assertiveness and Rebellion
Working with Specific Difficulties 2
Shame, Guilt, Ideals and Envy
Overview, Saying Goodbye and Personal Reflections