Depression in Context: Strategies for Guided Action [Paperback]

Michael E. Addis (Author), Neil S. Jacobson (Author), Christopher R. Martell (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 2001 | ISBN-10: 0393703509 | ISBN-13: 978-0393703504 | Edition: 1

In Depression in Context, Martell, Addis, and Jacobson explain the theory behind their model, describe strategies and techniques for successful therapy, and bring the treatment to life with many clinical examples as well as two complete case illustrations.

Depression in Context will appeal to professionals and students alike. Neil Jacobson was a leader in developing and testing treatments for depression. At the time of his death, in 1999, he Christopher Martell, and Michael Addis had just begun work on this book. In fact, they had spent several years discussing behavioral approaches to treating depression and had been collaborating on one of the largest clinical trials for depression comparing behavioral activation to cognitive therapy and medication. Preliminary findings from this study suggest that treating depression by helping to activate people (behavioral action) is just as effective as helping them to change their thinking (cognitive therapy).

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About the Author

Michael E. Addis, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of clinical psychology at Clark University.

Neil S. Jacobson, was widely recognized as a consummate scientist-practitioner and as one of the leading experts in the theory and practice of behavior therapy.

Christopher R. Martell, Ph.D., is clinical assistant professor of psychology at the University of Washington and has a private practice in Seattle.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition (June 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0393703509
• ISBN-13: 978-0393703504
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #704,803 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Straightforward, Research-Based, and Interesting Treatment, February 13, 2002

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This review is from: Depression in Context: Strategies for Guided Action (Paperback)

I found this book highly readable, practical, and engaging at a theoretical level. I came away learning some new therapeutic techniques, but even more so the book helped me explore a very different way of thinking about depression (or other mental health problems). The authors do a good job contrasting a contextual view of depression with the other major models including biological, cognitive, and interpersonal. This is not your run-of-the mill psychotherapy book. Buy it and you won't be dissapointed!

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars You are "not broken" depression, July 6, 2010

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This review is from: Depression in Context: Strategies for Guided Action (Paperback)

A wonderful book about depression based on the premise that you are not broken. You need to take some positive action. Behavioral activation to be specific.

3 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Strategies for action in the management of depression, September 12, 2001

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This review is from: Depression in Context: Strategies for Guided Action (Paperback)

Christopher Martell, et.al.'s Depression In Context covers strategies for action in the management of depression. It's one of Neil Jacobson's last contributions to the study of depression and here he works with Martell and Michael Addis in presenting behavioral approaches to treating depression.