The Cognitive Behavioral Workbook for Depression: A Step-by-Step Program - Softcover

Knaus EdD, William J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1572244739 ISBN 13: 9781572244733

Publisher: New Harbinger Publications, 2006

Synopsis

Powerful Tools for Overcoming Depression

Do you think that you could lessen or overcome your feelings of depression if only you had the right tools? Are you ready to help yourself stop feeling depressed? If so, then you've found a powerful resource. The Cognitive Behavioral Workbook for Depression is a complete, comprehensive, step-by-step approach you can use, on your own or working with a therapist, to manage and conquer depression.

Using techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT), you'll develop a plan for breaking your cycle of depression. You'll learn to recognize and dispute the irrational thoughts and depressive beliefs that keep you feeling down. You'll also discover ways to guard against emotions that often occur with depression, like anxiety and anger. As you proceed through the book's chapters and exercises, you'll build stronger defenses against depression, which will help you maintain your progress.

The powerful tools in this book will help you:

• Develop a personalized plan for change
• Assess your depression and learn how best to overcome it
• Defeat depressive thought and beliefs
• Overcome thoughts of helplessness, worthlessness, and self-blaming
• Avoid perfectionism and frustration
• Manage stress and depressive sensations
• Use special cognitive and behavioral techniques for positive change

About this title

From the Publisher

A prominent psychologist specializing in depression offers readers step-by-step, clinically proven cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) techniques to recognize and change depressive thinking.

About the Author

William J. Knaus, EdD, is a licensed psychologist with more than forty-six years of clinical experience working with people suffering from anxiety, depression, and procrastination. He has appeared on numerous regional and national television shows, including The Today Show, and more than 100 radio shows. His ideas have appeared in national magazines such as U.S. News & World Report and Good Housekeeping, and major newspapers such as The Washington Post and the Chicago Tribune. He is one of the original directors of postdoctoral psychotherapy training in rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT). Knaus is the author or coauthor of over twenty books, including The Cognitive Behavioral Workbook for Anxiety, The Cognitive Behavioral Workbook for Depression, and The Procrastination Workbook.

Edition details

• Publisher: New Harbinger Publications
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1572244739
• ISBN 13: 9781572244733
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 368