Based on years lived with disability, the World Health Organization ranks depression as the fourth largest global disease burden. Depression is one of the most frequent problems seen in psychotherapy. This book takes the reader through the central issues of diagnosis and treatment of depression. It begins with definitions and a readable explanation of the intricacies of depression diagnoses. Instruments for assessing depression as a diagnosis and as a dimension are described with their primary uses.
Major theories are presented with their conceptions of depression and the implications of the conceptions for treatment. Today’s empirically supported treatments for depression tend to be complex packages with sequences of different interventions. This book identifies the basic and common components of therapy for depression, i.e., the basic competencies that will allow professionals to treat most cases of depression. The book is aimed at students and professionals, giving them a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of psychopathology, assessment, and treatment of depression.
Lynn P. Rehm, PhD,ABPP., obtained his doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the University of Wisconsin Madison. He has been on the faculties of the Neuropsychiatric Institute at UCLA and the University of Pittsburgh in Psychology and Psychiatry. He recently retired from the Department of Psychology at the University of Houston after 30 years as Professor. His research and clinical interests center around the psychopathology and treatment of depression. He has published widely on his self-management treatment program for depression and on psychotherapy for depression generally. Dr. Rehm continues to be active professionally and is currently President of the Division of Clinical and Community Psychology of the International Association of Applied Psychology.