ACT for Depression: A Clinician's Guide to Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in Treating Depression

by Robert D. Zettle

Book Overview

Psychological research suggests that cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), used alone or in combination with medical therapy, is the most effective treatment for depression. Recent finding, though, suggest that CBT for depression may work through different processes than we had previously suspected. The stated goal of therapeutic work in CBT is the challenging and restructuring of irrational thoughts that can lead to feelings of depression. But the results...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1608821269
• ISBN13: 9781608821266
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: New Harbinger Publications
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.0" x 10.0"