Full Description
This book summarizes recent progress regarding the theory, research, and practice of relapse prevention for depression. Part I discusses individual risk correlates and predictors for depression relapse and recurrence. Part II discusses the four treatments with the most empirical support for preventing depressive relapse: cognitive behavior therapy, interpersonal therapy, problem-solving therapy, and pharmacotherapy. Finally, Part III discusses relapse prevention in five key populations with an elevated risk for relapse: older adults, suicidal individuals, individuals with chronic medical illness, individuals with substance use disorders, and individuals with marital distress. The book concludes with an epilogue listing the editors' top ten guidelines for practitioners.
With a heavy emphasis on implications for practice, this book will appeal to therapists and other health care workers, as well as depression researchers and graduate course instructors.
Contents
Contributors
Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Relapse Problem in Depression
-C. Steven Richards and Michael G. Perri
I. Risk Assessment for Relapse
Recurrence in Major Depression: Assessing Risk Indicators in the Context of Risk Estimates
-Scott M. Monroe
II. Treatment Approaches to Relapse Prevention
Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Relapse Prevention for Depression
-Claudi L. H. Bockting, Philip Spinhoven, and Marcus Huibers
Interpersonal Psychotherapy and Relapse Prevention for Depression
-Michael W. O'Hara, Crystal Edler Schiller, and Scott Stuart
Problem-Solving Therapy for Relapse Prevention in Depression
-Arthur M. Nezu and Christine Maguth Nezu
Pharmacotherapy and Relapse Prevention for Depression
-Christos Ballas, Tami D. Benton, and Dwight L. Evans
III. Special Populations
Preventing Depression Relapse in Older Adults
-Patricia A. Arean and Liat Ayalon
Relapse Prevention of Suicide Attempts: Application of Cognitive Therapy
-Gregory K. Brown, Shannon Wiltsey Stirman, and Megan Spokas
Depression and Chronic Medical Illness: Implications for Relapse Prevention
-Timothy W. Smith
Relapse Prevention for Depression in Individuals With Substance Use Disorders
-Elizabeth E. Epstein, Kelly E. Green, and Michelle L. Drapkin
Marital Distress and Relapse Prevention for Depression
-Mark A. Whisman and Yael Chatav Schonbrun
Epilogue: Top Guidelines for Practitioners
-C. Steven Richards and Michael G. Perri
Index
About the Editors
