Active Treatment of Depression (Norton Professional Books (Hardcover)) - Hardcover

O`connor, Richard

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0393703223 ISBN 13: 9780393703221

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, 2001

Synopsis

O'Connor, a therapist who suffers from depression, shows that depressed people have trouble digging themselves out of one episode or warding off the next because they have become adept at the "skills of depression," such as denying, procrastinating, and intellectualizing. Actively playing mentor, coach, cheerleader, and nurturer, therapists can engage patients' emotions, mitigate the effects of shame, and help them see connections between what happens in their lives and how they feel inside.

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Review:

O'Connor vividly portrays the interpersonal and intrapsychic struggles and skills prototypic of depressed persons in an easily readable exposition. --Thomas E. Joiner and Jeremy W. Pettit"

Synopsis:

Richard O'Connor, a therapist who suffers from depression, shows that depressed people have trouble digging themselves out of one episode or warding off the next because they have become adept at the "skills of depression" such as denying, procrastinating and intellectualizing. The book shows how therapists can help patients see connections between what happens in their lives and how they feel inside. O'Connor demonstrates an active approach to the treatment of depression that integrates many different points of view.

About this edition

• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0393703223
• ISBN 13: 9780393703221
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 304