Depression: Causes and Treatment

Depression: Causes and Treatment

by Aaron T . Beck (Author)

Synopsis

Pioneering in its cognitive approach to psychotherapy, this broad survey of all aspects of depression is considered definitive in its field. It includes a comprehensive review of symptomatology, biology, psychology, theories, and treatment of depression. Based on his own experimental findings, Dr. Beck has synthesized a new approach to depression that provides the rationale for the cognitive therapy of this disorder.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 384
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Published: 01 Jan 1972

ISBN 10: 0812210328
ISBN 13: 9780812210323

Media Reviews
This is a book which should be read by every medical student and psychiatric resident as well as by psychiatrists already in practice. -American Journal of Psychiatry The principal work on the subject and a valuable source of reference. -J.R.M. Copeland, M.D., British Journal of Psychiatry Well-written, clear, free of jargon, and interesting... The most impressive recent work on depression. -Annals of Internal Medicine A classic text. -British Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology This volume without doubt transcends all previous writings on depression. -International Journal of Group Psychotherapy
Author Bio
Winner of the Grawemeyer Award for Psychology, and known as the father of cognitive therapy, Aaron T. Beck is University Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania and President of the Beck Institute for Cognitive Therapy and Research.