Depression
Causes and Treatment

Aaron T. Beck, M.D.

1972 | 384 pages | Cloth $40.95 | Paper $29.95
Medicine

Table of Contents

Preface

PART I. CLINICAL ASPECTS OF DEPRESSION
Chapter. 1 The Definition of Depression
Chapter 2. Symptomatology of Depression
Chapter 3. Course and Prognosis
Chapter 4. Classification of the Affective Disorders
Chapter 5. Neurotic and Psychotic Depressive Reactions
Chapter 6. Manic-Depressive Reaction
Chapter 7. Involutional Psychotic Reaction
Chapter 8. Schizo-Affective Reaction

PART II. EXPERIMENTAL ASPECTS OF DEPRESSION
Chapter 9. Biological Studies of Depression
Chapter 10. Psychological and Psychodynamic Studies

PART III. A SYSTEMATIC INVESTIGATION OF DEPRESSION
Chapter 11. Resume of the Research
Chapter 12. Measurement of Depression: the Depression Inventory
Chapter 13. Patterns in Dreams of Depressed Patients
Chapter 14. Childhood Bereavement and Adult Depression
Chapter 15. Cognitive Distortions in Depression

PART IV. THEORETICAL ASPECTS OF DEPRESSION
Chapter 16. Theories of Depression
Chapter 17. Cognition and Psychopathology
Chapter 18. Development of Depression

PART V. TREATMENT OF DEPRESSION
Chapter 19. Pharmacotherapy
Chapter 20. Electroconvulsive Therapy
Chapter 21. Psychotherapy

APPENDIX
Depression Inventory
Instructions for Administration of Depression Inventory
Scoring Instructions for ''Masochistic Dreams"

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