Treatment

BRIEF SUMMARY

• Basic premise: "Aaron T. Beck’s cognitive theory of depression proposes that persons susceptible to depression develop inaccurate/unhelpful core beliefs about themselves, others, and the world as a result of their learning histories. These beliefs can be dormant for extended periods of time and are activated by life events that carry specific meaning for that person. Core beliefs that render someone susceptible to depression are broadly categorized into beliefs about being unlovable, worthless, helpless, and incompetent. Cognitive theory also focuses on information processing deficits, selective attention, and memory biases toward the negative."

• Essence of therapy: "In cognitive therapy (CT), clients are taught cognitive and behavioral skills so they can develop more accurate/helpful beliefs and eventually become their own therapists."

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TREATMENT RESOURCES

TREATMENT MANUALS

Cognitive Therapy of Depression (Beck et al., 1987)

Cognitive Therapy in Groups (Free, 2007)

Group Cognitive Therapy: A Treatment Approach for Depressed Older Adults (Yost et al., 1987)

Cognitive therapy for depression (Young et al., 2014)

CRITICAL STUDIES

Predictors of differential response to cognitive, experiential, and self-directed psychotherapeutic procedures (Beutler et al., 1991)

Preventing relapse/recurrence in recurrent depression with cognitive therapy: a randomized controlled trial (Bockting et al., 2005)

Group therapy for mood disorders: A meta-analysis (Janis et al., 2021)

Group cognitive therapy for depression produces clinically significant reliable change in community-based settings (Scott et al., 1990)