Managing Depression with CBT For Dummies

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 1Part I: Understanding Depression and How It Develops 7Chapter 1: Introducing Moods and Depression 9Chapter 2: Introducing the Basic Principles of CBT 29Part II: Putting What You Discover into Action 45Chapter 3: Thinking about Thinking 47Chapter 4: Changing Your Thinking to Change Your Life 61Chapter 5: Facing Your Feelings to Tackle Depression 75Chapter 6: Changing Your Attitudes to Combat Depression 97Chapter 7: Raising Self-Esteem to Increase Your Motivation 113Chapter 8: Developing Abilities that Challenge Depression 125Chapter 9: Being Mindful, not Mind-full: Developing Your Awareness 143Part III: Maintaining Momentum 155Chapter 10: Discovering the New, Healthy You 157Chapter 11: Reducing the Risk of Relapse 163Part IV: The Part of Tens 169Chapter 12: Ten Tips for Tackling Depression 171Chapter 13: Ten Tips to Challenge Distorted Thinking 177Appendix 183Index 191

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