Table of Contents

Preface to the Second Edition
Preface to the First Edition
PART I. CLINICAL ASPECTS OF DEPRESSION
Chapter 1. The Definition of Depression
Chapter 2. Symptomatology of Depression
Chapter 3. Course and Prognosis
Chapter 4. Classifying Mood Disorders
Chapter 5. Psychotic vs. Nonpsychotic Depression
Chapter 6. Bipolar Disorders
Chapter 7. Involutional Depression
Chapter 8. Schizoaffective Disorder
PART II. EXPERIMENTAL ASPECTS OF DEPRESSION
Chapter 9. Biological Studies of Depression
Chapter 10. Psychological Studies: Tests of Psychoanalysis
PART III THEORETICAL ASPECTS OF DEPRESSION
Chapter 11. Theories of Depression
Chapter 12. Cognition and Psychopathology
Chapter 13. Development of Depression
PART IV TREATMENT OF DEPRESSION
Chapter 14. Somatic Therapy
Chapter 15. Psychotherapy
Chapter 16. Evaluating Depression Treatments

Promotional Information

The second edition of Depression: Causes and Treatment provides a contemporary review of the diagnosis, causes, and treatments of depression. Both biological and psychological treatment approaches are described.

About the Author

Winner of the Albert Lasker Award in Medical Science (known as "America's Nobel") and the Grawemeyer Award for Psychology, and recognized as the father of cognitive therapy, Aaron T. Beck, M.D., is University Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania and President of the Beck Institute for Cognitive Therapy and Research. Brad A. Alford, Ph.D., is Professor of Psychology at the University of Scranton and coauthor with Aaron T. Beck of The Integrative Power of Cognitive Therapy and Scientific Foundations of Cognitive Theory and Therapy of Depression.

Reviews

"The first edition of Beck's Depression: Causes and Treatments was published over 40 years ago with the goal of addressing firmly established aspects of the nature, causes, and treatment of depression. . . . The second edition has much the same goal as the first: it provides updates on previously reviewed topics; introduces aspects of the study of depression that have become relevant more recently; and provides an historical perspective on depression research. The book is well organized and well written, and manages to be both informative and satisfying for the reader."
*Psychological Medicine*

"The second edition of Depression: Causes and Treatment should appeal to clinicians interested in the symptom presentation of affective disorders, the cognitive model, and various treatment considerations as well as to researchers interested in the biological underpinnings of depression as well as research contributions and limitations. . . . The second edition will assume the position of the first edition as one of the most authoritative texts on the topic."
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