Biologically Informed Psychotherapy For Depression [Hardcover]

Schuchter Et Al. (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 26, 1996 | ISBN-10: 1572300698 | ISBN-13: 978-1572300699 | Edition: 1

This volume presents an integrated approach to the psychotherapy of patients with depressive disorders that incorporates state-of-the-art biological knowledge. The authors synthesize elements of psychoeducational, cognitive, and behavioral therapies, psychodynamic understanding, coping skills training, family therapy, and psychopharmacology into a cohesive treatment designed to prepare nonprescribing therapists of all disciplines to help people suffering from depressive illnesses live more effectively.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"This book transcends the polarities of the psychosocial and biological approaches for the management of depression and presents a rational, proven, integrated therapeutic approach to depressive disorders. Most importantly, it is filled with 'clinical pearls' and astute clinical observations on depression and its management provided by authors with decades of clinical experience in treatment and research. It is a book that will be invaluable for practitioners of every mental health discipline, especially those who do not routinely utilize antidepressant medications. For those who do, it provides a pragmatic psychotherapeutic framework to guide this approach in patient management. The book is a must read' for all clinicians who are engaged in the treatment of depressed patients. I recommend it highly and without reservations. It is a welcome modern addition to the literature on diagnosis and treatment of mood disorders." --Lewis L. Judd, Mary Gilman Marston Professor; Chair, Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine

"A powerful and practical discussion of some of the most profound and important questions in psychiatry....I savored the insights in this book and have already begun to apply its lessons....I recommend it to the entire psychotherapeutic community, patients and practitioners alike." --Nada L. Stotland, M.D., Chicago, Ill.

"This text is clearly written troughout, and is liberally sprinkled with enough useful references to command respect and not so many as to render the tome overly dense ...comprehensive and readable...The book holds together so seamlessly that it would be a disservice to deconstruct it and offer samples of it out of context, although those could certaintly be generated for instructional or discussion purposes. Clearly, the synthesis is based on much practical experience and is moved along by some outstandingly smooth and logical writing. Extra subtle bonuses include the homo-positive ancedotes dealing with same-gender couples that will make gay readers feel right at home, as well as the exquisite and persistent emphasis on primary understanding, by the practitioner, of the idosyncratic meaning of the disease to the client/patient, which may serve to enlighten more dogmatic or patriarchal readers and encourage a more emphatic stance. " --Laura L. Post, MD, Gladman Day Treatment Center, Oakland, CA, Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic

About the Author

Stephen R. Shuchter received his B.A. and M.D. from the University of Chicago and trained in psychiatry at Yale University. A Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), Dr. Shuchter has been the Director of Outpatient Psychiatric Services since 1975, where he has been an active clinician, researcher, and teacher in the areas of grief, depression, and psychotherapy. Married and the father of three daughters, he is active as a professional musician and is a recent Senior Olympics gold medalist in basketball.

Sidney Zisook trained in psychiatry at Massachusetts general Hospital and Harvard Medical School. He was an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Texas at Houston, where he directed the outpatient service and ran the Psychiatric and Behavioral Science Program before moving to UCSD in 1981. Currently, Dr. Zisook is Professor of Psychiatry and Director of Residency Training in Psychiatry at UCSD. He has a long and abiding interest in training and education, and has been an active contributor to the psychiatric literature in the areas of grief and bereavement, mood disorders, and psychiatric treatments.

Nancy Downs graduated with distinction from the Human Biology Program at Stanford University, and received her M.D. from UCSD. She completed a psychiatric residency at UCSD and was awarded the Chairman's Research Prize for her paper, "The Relationship Between Affective Disorders and Personality Disorders in Psychiatric Outpatients." Dr. Downs is currently an Assistant Clinical Professor and Associate Residency Training Director for the Department of Psychiatry at UCSD. As a board certified psychiatrist, she enjoys teaching medical students and residents and working with and learning from the patients she sees at the UCSD Outpatient Clinic. Her favorite forms of coping are running, making music, and spending time with her husband, daughter, and son.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Guilford Press; 1 edition (April 26, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1572300698
• ISBN-13: 978-1572300699
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #694,900 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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