Verhaltenstherapie bei depressiven Störungen
Friederike F. Zimmer · PiD - Psychotherapie im Dialog · 2001 · Heft 04 · S. 546
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Abstract Cognitive behaviour therapy is one of the best evaluated and efficient methods of treating unipolar depression. It can well be combined with pharmacological treatment in case of crisis or severe depression. The article reports about diagnostical procedures and basic skills in facilitating a constructive therapeutic alliance. Furthermore four central theoretical as well as therapeutic approaches in cognitive behaviour therapy are discussed, which relate depressive states to (1) loss of response contingent reinforcement (loss of experienced internal control and of joy of life), (2) deficits in social comp…