Contemporary Psychological Approaches to Depression: Theory, Research, and Treatment (The Language of Science)

"In 1988, the Deparunent of Psychology at San Diego State University initiated the first in a planned conference series on Contemporary Issues in Clinical Psychology. It was decided that the focus of this first conference would be depression. Consequently, a number of distinguished scholars were invited to San Diego to discuss contemporary theoretical, empirical, and treatment issues in depressive disorders. This volume contains the results of this conference. Each chapter remains true to the original presentation, although each has been extensively reworked by the authors for inclusion in a book format, and in some cases co-authors have aided in revisions for the volume. Given the sheer quantity and impressive quality of contemporary research, it may not be possible to overstate the impact of psychological approaches on our understanding of depressive disorders. Accordingly, the aim of this conference was, within the limited amount of time available for such an endeavor, to chronicle the current status of the psychology of depression. In inviting participants to this forum, no attempt was made to reflect only certain theoretical views. Contemporary psychological theory and research in depression, however, are dominated by cognitive viewpoints, and the influence of cognitive perspectives is thus unmistakable throughout the present volume"--Font no determinada Front Matter....Pages i-ix Why Is There So Much Depression Today? The Waxing of the Individual and the Waning of the Commons....Pages 1-9 Cognitive Theory of Depression: Where Are We and Where Are We Going?....Pages 11-22 A Memory Model of Emotion....Pages 23-35 Hopelessness Depression: An Empirical Search For a Theory-Based Subtype....Pages 37-58 Vulnerability to Depression: Personal, Situational, and Family Aspects....Pages 59-69 Depressive Realism and Nondepressive Optimistic Illusions: The Role of the Self....Pages 71-86 Cognition and Depression in Children and Adolescents....Pages 87-115 Cognitive Mediation of Relapse Prevention Following Treatment for Depression: Implications of Differential Risk....Pages 117-136 An Interpersonal Systems Approach to the Conceptualization and Treatment of Depression....Pages 137-154 Cognitive Therapy of Anxiety and Depression....Pages 155-167 Depressive Cognition: Models, Mechanisms, and Methods....Pages 169-195 Back Matter....Pages 197-198 Proceedings of the First Annual Conference in the series ""Contemporary Issues in Clinical Psychology"", held in San Diego, California, February 6-7, 1988