Managing Depression with CBT For Dummies (eBook)

Brian Thomson is a Senior Lecturer on the Cognitive Behavioural Therapy MSc course at the University of Hertfordshire. He has 25 years' experience as a CBT therapist and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Matt Broadway-Horner is a CBT therapist who works in the Central London office of CBT in the City. He specialises in treating depression, anxiety and trauma problems.

Introduction 1

Part I: Understanding Depression and How It Develops 7

Chapter 1: Introducing Moods and Depression 9

Chapter 2: Introducing the Basic Principles of CBT 29

Part II: Putting What You Discover into Action 45

Chapter 3: Thinking about Thinking 47

Chapter 4: Changing Your Thinking to Change Your Life 61

Chapter 5: Facing Your Feelings to Tackle Depression 75

Chapter 6: Changing Your Attitudes to Combat Depression 97

Chapter 7: Raising Self-Esteem to Increase Your Motivation 113

Chapter 8: Developing Abilities that Challenge Depression 125

Chapter 9: Being Mindful, not Mind-full: Developing Your Awareness 143

Part III: Maintaining Momentum 155

Chapter 10: Discovering the New, Healthy You 157

Chapter 11: Reducing the Risk of Relapse 163

Part IV: The Part of Tens 169

Chapter 12: Ten Tips for Tackling Depression 171

Chapter 13: Ten Tips to Challenge Distorted Thinking 177

Appendix 183

Index 191