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Depressive Rumination: Nature, Theory and Treatment

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Meta-cognitive therapy, in its essence, is as old as Buddhist detached mindfulness and experiential attunement to the self-reflective state of being the Thinker behind one's Thoughts. The West-East clinical synthesis of meta-cognition and mindfulness, however, appears to have been slowed down by our methodological ethic of needing emperical validation: despite anecdotal data on the self-regulatory efficacy of meta-cognitive states, the Western scientist-practitioner appears to have been awaiting the formal sanction of empirical validation.

"Depressive Rumination" by Wells and Papageorgiou provides such a sanction and makes application of meta-cognitive techniques clinically transparent. The book introduces the theory and research behind the emerging field of meta-cognitive therapy and provides step-by-step clinical protocols for applying the armamentarium of meta-cogntive therpay to the all-too-familiar presentation of perservative, recyclic depressogenic rumination.

Given the fundamental similarity of rumination (past-focused) and worry (future-focused), as perservative thinking styles primarily different in time-focus, the book not only provides direction to how help clients manage their depressive rumination, but also enhances clinician's appreciation for how to meta-cogntively engage anxiety/worry presentations. As such, the book is an important primer on meta-cognitive therapy in general.

Pavel Somov, Ph.D.
Licensed Psychologist
Athour of "The Recovery Equation: Motivational Enhancement/Choice Awareness/Use Prevention: an Innovative Clinical Curriculum for Substance Use Treatment."

Rumination is the most salient, mental feature in depression and other mood disorders. Understanding this process will improve current psychological therapies for depression. This book clearly achieves this goal and much more. The editors should be congratulated for producing a state-of-the-art volume on this important process. This book is essential reading for all students, academics, and clinicians.

The leading experts in the field have been brought together in this insightful, refreshing and unique work. Depressive Rumination is essential reading for any clinician, researcher or student that wishes to keep abreast with cutting-edge theory and practice.