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- catalog abstract ""Depression is a chronic, recurring illness, one that affects twenty percent of the American population. Research confirms that the majority of people suffering from depression do not respond quickly to standard prescribed treatments, whether therapeutic or pharmacological in nature. In fact many existing treatments for depression actually exacerbate the disease. In this provocative book, Richard O'Connor argues that people with depression need a different approach to treatment than any available today." "The book describes what it is like to live with depression - the effects, the stigma, the difficulty in getting treatment - and then introduces the "common sense" model of depression. This model emphasizes the multiple biopsychosocial systems involved in the illness. Next, the author outlines the "skills of depression," ways of being that reinforce depressed states. These include stuffing feelings, depressed logic, victimizing, passive aggression, and recruiting accomplices. The balance of the book is a detailed guide to the principles of active treatment. Here, O'Connor walks the reader through the steps of conducting a systematic assessment of the patient, engaging the patient's emotions in the treatment process, and the plusses and minuses of antidepressant medications. There is a thorough discussion of the therapist's need for flexibility in the use of his own experience with the patient."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12038786.
- catalog created "c2001.".
- catalog date "2001".
- catalog date "c2001.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2001.".
- catalog description ""Depression is a chronic, recurring illness, one that affects twenty percent of the American population. Research confirms that the majority of people suffering from depression do not respond quickly to standard prescribed treatments, whether therapeutic or pharmacological in nature. In fact many existing treatments for depression actually exacerbate the disease. In this provocative book, Richard O'Connor argues that people with depression need a different approach to treatment than any available today." "The book describes what it is like to live with depression - the effects, the stigma, the difficulty in getting treatment - and then introduces the "common sense" model of depression. This model emphasizes the multiple biopsychosocial systems involved in the illness. Next, the author outlines the "skills of depression," ways of being that reinforce depressed states. These include stuffing feelings, depressed logic, victimizing, passive aggression, and recruiting accomplices. The balance of the book is a detailed guide to the principles of active treatment. Here, O'Connor walks the reader through the steps of conducting a systematic assessment of the patient, engaging the patient's emotions in the treatment process, and the plusses and minuses of antidepressant medications. There is a thorough discussion of the therapist's need for flexibility in the use of his own experience with the patient."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-273) and index.".
- catalog description "What is Depression? -- The Disease that Causes Itself -- The functional Symphtoms/Skills of Depression -- A Biopsychosocial Assessment -- Engage the Patient's Emotions -- Grief, Entitlement, Rage, and Hope -- Use medications Appropriately -- Use Yourself Wisely -- Maintain a Therapeutic Focus -- Address the Interpersonal and Social World -- Challenge Depressed Thinking -- Self-Care -- Practice, Practice -- Prepare for Termination.".
- catalog extent "xiv, 286 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0393703223".
- catalog issued "2001".
- catalog issued "c2001.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Norton,".
- catalog subject "2001 D-934".
- catalog subject "616.85/2706 21".
- catalog subject "Cognitive Therapy methods.".
- catalog subject "Depressed persons Counseling of.".
- catalog subject "Depression prevention & control.".
- catalog subject "Depression psychology.".
- catalog subject "Depression therapy.".
- catalog subject "Depression, Mental Treatment.".
- catalog subject "Depressive Disorder therapy.".
- catalog subject "Patient Compliance.".
- catalog subject "Professional-Patient Relations.".
- catalog subject "RC537 .O323 2000".
- catalog subject "WM 171 O18a 2001".
- catalog tableOfContents "What is Depression? -- The Disease that Causes Itself -- The functional Symphtoms/Skills of Depression -- A Biopsychosocial Assessment -- Engage the Patient's Emotions -- Grief, Entitlement, Rage, and Hope -- Use medications Appropriately -- Use Yourself Wisely -- Maintain a Therapeutic Focus -- Address the Interpersonal and Social World -- Challenge Depressed Thinking -- Self-Care -- Practice, Practice -- Prepare for Termination.".
- catalog title "Active treatment of depression / Richard O'Connor.".
- catalog type "text".