Positive Affect Treatment for Depression and Anxiety

Alicia E. Meuret, Ph.D., is a Professor of Psychology and Director of the Anxiety and Depression Research Center (ARC) at SMU. Her research program focuses on novel treatment approaches for anxiety and mood disorders, for which she has received extensive funding and scientific honors.Halina Dour, PhD, is the owner of The Center for Genuine Growth, a multi-state practice. She has expertise in numerous evidence-based treatments and served as consultant on multiple treatment development projects, earning multiple awards.Amanda G. Loerinc Guinyard, Ph.D. is the Founder and Director of the CBT Center of Boston and is a licensed clinical psychologist in Massachusetts, California, and Connecticut. In her practice, she provides CBT and adherent DBT to adults and adolescents in the Greater Boston Area and via telehealth to individuals in California and Connecticut.Michelle G. Craske, Ph.D. is Professor of Psychology at UCLA. She has researched and published extensively in thearea of fear, anxiety and depression and has been the recipient of multiple research grants and received multiple awards of distinction.

• Module 1: Psychoeducation Chapter 1: Is it difficult for you to feel positive emotions? Chapters 2: How will this therapy work for you? Chapter 3: Let's get started! Chapter 4: The triad of feelings, thoughts, and actions Module 2: Treatment skills sets Chapter 5: Actions towards feeling better Chapter 6: Attending to the positive Chapter 7: Building positivity Module 3: Treatment gains and relapse prevention Chapter 8: Continuing the journey after treatment About the Authors List of Contributors:

Anhedonia is one of the two cardinal symptoms of depression and existing treatments either pharmacological or psychotherapeutic are better at normalizing negative affect than elevating positive affect. The authors of Positive Affect Treatment for Depression and Anxiety have succeeded in doing what nobody else has done in helping patients regain a sense of joy and wellbeing in life. This could be a gamechanger. - Steven D. Hollon, Ph.D., Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of Psychology, Vanderbilt University