## Abstract We describe our clinical experience with a subset of chronically depressed patients characterized as introverted, with an early onset of feeling different from, and often feeling more sensitive than, others. We outline six central issues that concern a psychodynamic approach to chronica
Cognitive therapy for chronic depression
✍ Scribed by Lawrence P. Riso; Cory F. Newman
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 106 KB
- Volume
- 59
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0021-9762
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
Recent literature indicates that there are important clinical differences between chronic and non‐chronic depression. This article considers the implications of these differences when conducting cognitive therapy (CT) with chronically depressed patients. CT with chronic patients requires a greater emphasis on combating hopelessness, helplessness, and perfectionism, addressing early life‐adverse experiences, and modifying maladaptive schemas. In addition, the effectiveness of CT may be enhanced by focusing on patients' poor social skills, ineffective reasoning skills, and their depressive identity. The case example presented illustrates CT with a chronically depressed patient. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Psychol/In Session.
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