Treating Depression

Choosing the most appropriate treatment

A Volume in the Jossey-Bass Library of Current ClinicalTechnique

This key resource offers guidelines and specific models forintervention in the treatment of numerous types and subtypes ofdepression. Will assist you in deciding if it is appropriate toprescribe medication, if psychotherapy is the proper course ofaction, or if it is best to use a combination of medication andpsychotherapy.

This book is a superlative overview of the key treatmentinterventions available today to relieve the suffering ofdepression.
?John P. Docherty, M.D., professor of clinical psychology anddirector of clinical services, Cornell University School ofMedicine Foreword
Introduction
1. Family Therapy(Carol M. Anderson, Sona Dimidjian, AprylMiller)
2. Cognitive Behavior Therapy(Michael E. Thase)
3. Interpersonal Psychotherapy(Holly A. Swartz, John C.Markowitz)
4. Individual Psychotherapy(Jules R. Bemporad)
5. Group Therapy(Joan L. Luby)
6. Somatic Therapy(Charles DeBattista, Alan F. Schartzberg)
7. Combined Treatment(Michael E. Thase, Ira D. Glick) "This book is a superlative overview of the key treatmentinterventions available today to relieve the suffering ofdepression." --John P. Docherty, M.D., professor of clinicalpsychology and director of clinical services, Cornell UniversitySchool of Medicine

"Manages to maintain a clear, direct style with remarkably littlejargon. This book would be most useful in a hospital library as areference source to better understand depression and it'streatment, especially if the referring doctor is prescribingmedication." --Helen R. Beiser, M.D., CMS Review Panel, (fromChicago Medicine Vol. 99, No. 17, September 22, 1996) IRA D. GLICK is professor of psychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine and Chief of Inpatient and Partial Hospitalization Services at Stanford University Hospital. He is the author or coauthor of over 100 articles and chapters and seven books including A Model Curriculum in Psychopharmacology and Affective Disorders and the Family. Clinicians today routinely choose from a variety of treatments when working with the large population of clients afflicted with some form of depression. But determining which treatment to offer can be a difficult process. Treating Depression--a volume in the Jossey-Bass series on psychotherapeutic treatment--provides specific guidelines and techniques for understanding which of the many forms of treatments (or combination of treatments) is most appropriate when working with a particular client.This important resource book assists the clinician in deciding if it is appropriate to prescribe medication, if psychotherapy is the proper course of action, or when it is best to use a combination of medication and psychotherapy. Treating Depression offers step-by-step guidelines and specific models for intervention in treating the numerous types and subtypes of depression. Using illustrative case studies and jargon-free language, the authors * define the benefits of individual, group, and family therapy for the long-term management of depression * discuss how and when to apply cognitive behavioral therapy, interpersonal psychotherapy, and psychodynamic psychotherapy * explain the benefits of a broad variety of psychopharmacotherapy and show which clients respond best to each particular kind of medication * describe when it is appropriate to combine medication and psychotherapy.Throughout, the book addresses the thorny issues raised by managed care. The authors explain how the clinician can take a proactive approach to managed care and outline step-by-step methods for ensuring quality treatment. This key resource assists the clinician in deciding if it is appropriate to prescribe medication, if psychotherapy is the proper course of action, or if it is best to use a combination of medication and psychotherapy. Treating Depression offers step-by-step guidelines and specific models for intervention in treating the numerous types and subtypes of depression.