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Emotion-Focused Therapy for Depression


Emotion-Focused Therapy for Depression

Hardback by Greenberg, Leslie S.; Watson, Jeanne C.

Emotion-Focused Therapy for Depression

£55.00

ISBN:
9781591472803
Publication Date:
15 Aug 2005
Language:
English
Publisher:
American Psychological Association
Pages:
353 pages
Format:
Hardback
For delivery:
Estimated despatch 20 - 28 May 2024
Emotion-Focused Therapy for Depression

Description

In Emotion-Focused Therapy for Depression, Leslie S. Greenberg and Jeanne C. Watson, well-regarded scholars and leading figures in the field, provide a manual for the emotion-focused treatment (EFT) of depression. This approach is supported by studies in which EFT for depression was compared with Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and then both. The approach has been refined to apply specifically to the treatment of this pervasive and often intractable disorder. The authors discuss the nature of depression and its treatment, examine the role of emotion, present a schematic model of depression and an overview of the course of treatment, and suggest who might benefit. Written with a practical focus rather than the more academic theoretical style of previous books that established the theoretical grounds and scientific viability of working with emotion in psychotherapy, this book aims to introduce practitioners to the idea of using this approach to work with a depressed population. The book covers theory, case formulation, treatment, and research in a way that makes this complex form of therapy accessible to all readers. Particularly valuable are the case examples, which demonstrate the deliberate and skillful use of techniques to leverage emotional awareness and thus bring about change.

Contents

Introduction: The Nature and Experience of Depression and Its Treatment Emotion in Human Functioning and Depression Depression: A Dialectical Constructivist View Principles of Working With Emotion in Depression The Course of Treatment in Emotion-Focused Therapy The Therapeutic Relationship Case Formulation for Depression Bonding, Awareness, and Collaboration Methods for Increasing Awareness Evocation and Arousal of Emotion Evoking Emotion: Two-Chair Dialogue and Hopelessness Evoking Blocked Emotion: Two-Chair Enactments and Unfinished Business Dialogues Transformation: The Construction of Alternatives Reflection and the Creation of New Meaning References Index About the Authors

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