The Psychological Treatment of Depression: A Guide to the Theory and Practice of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy [Paperback]

J. Mark G. Williams (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 28, 1995 | ISBN-10: 0415128749 | ISBN-13: 978-0415128742 | Edition: 2

The use of behavioral and cognitive techniques for treating depression has yielded exciting results. Research studies throughout the world have found that Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) is as effective in the short term as anti-depressant drugs and has longer-lasting effects than medication. "The Psychological Treatment of Depression" describes the wide range of cognitive behavioral techniques in great detail, enabling practitioners new to CBT to feel confident using them and those already using CBT to update their skills.
Since the publication of the first edition in 1984, which sold nearly 20,000 copies, extensive research has continued to be conducted on the outcome of cognitive therapy. In this second edition, the author discusses these recent advances and theories, and provides details of new techniques to use in an in-patient setting. He has also added an introductory chapter for readers who may be less familiar with issues relating to depression. Basic and clear, the text contains explicit case studies, sample dialogues, checklists, and other helpful aids. The book is a highly effective working manual--a field guide for all mental health practitioners in any discipline who want to incorporate the successful methods of CBT into their work with depressed patients.

Editorial Reviews

Review

The author has done the legwork for the reader. I know of no other source that presents so much so well.
–Richard Rabkin, M.D., Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine

. . . well thought out, well composed, well written, and easily read. While it deals with a popular area--Cognitive Behavioral Therapy--the section on psychological models is interesting and not generally available. In addition, Williams deals with the basic details of how to employ the therapy with patients, and relates the theory to the therapy of depression. Cognitive therapists and theorists, both experienced and new, should constitute a significant audience.
–A. John Rush, M.D. Professor and Director of Clinical Services, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Texas

Clinical psychological practice with depressed patients will be better for this book and it is likely to be exceptionally useful for psychologists at all levels who are concerned with depressed patients and the complex pathology they suffer.
–Psychology Teaching, 1984

Product Details

• Paperback: 312 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; 2 edition (March 28, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0415128749
• ISBN-13: 978-0415128742
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,783,934 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Mark Williams is Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Oxford and Director of the Oxford Mindfulness Centre. He has held previous posts in the Medical Research Council in Cambridge and the University of Wales, Bangor. He is a Fellow of the British Psychological Society, the Academy of Medical Sciences and the British Academy.

His life's work has been research on how best to alleviate depression and suicidality, and to better understand the processes that decrease the risk of suicidal behaviour in depression. With colleagues John Teasdale (Cambridge) and Zindel Segal (Toronto) he developed Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) for prevention of relapse and recurrence in depression, and research has now found that MBCT halves the recurrence rate in those who have suffered three or more previous episodes of major depression. In Great Britain, the UK National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE), working on behalf the National Health Service, has recommended MBCT as a primary treatment for prevention relapse in depression.

His books include The Psychological Treatment of Depression (Routledge, 1984, 1992), Cognitive Psychology and Emotional Disorders (Wiley, 1988, 1997; with F. Watts, C. MacLeod & A. Mathews), Cry of Pain: understanding suicide and self harm (Penguin, 1997, 2002) and with Z. Segal and J.D. Teasdale Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy for Depression: A new approach to preventing relapse (Guilford, 2002).

His book, The Mindful Way through Depression: Freeing yourself from Chronic Unhappiness (Guilford, 2007; co-authored with John Teasdale, Zindel Segal and Jon Kabat-Zinn) is written for a lay-readership, and includes a CD narrated by Jon Kabat-Zinn so that readers may try mindfulness practice for themselves.

His most recent book and audio-book, Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Finding Peace in a Frantic World (London, Piatkus, 2011, co-authored with Danny Penman) extends MBCT to those who find themselves over-busy, stressed and exhausted; who feel that life is running away from them. It includes a free CD of short meditations, narrated by Mark Williams, that anyone can use to enhance their quality of life.