The Cognitive Behavioral Workbook for Depression, Second Edition by William J Knaus

The Cognitive Behavioral Workbook for Depression, Second Edition by William J Knaus

The Cognitive Behavioral Workbook for Depression offers a complete program for defeating depressive thinking and other symptoms of depression using cognitive behavioral therapy, a proven effective treatment protocol. This new edition includes new information on relapse prevention, revised worksheets and exercises, and vital information on depression coexisting with other mental health conditions. The entire workbook has been thoroughly updated with the latest depression research.

First, readers learn the basics for defeating the most damaging symptoms of depression and create a master plan for overcoming their condition. Later, readers discover the roots of their depression in depressive beliefs, worthlessness beliefs, and helplessness beliefs. The final section of this workbook helps readers anchor these positive changes for long-term relapse prevention and increased motivation.

Recommended by therapists nationwide, this second edition of The Cognitive Behavioral Workbook for Depression offers all the skills readers need to overcome depression with cognitive behavioral therapy.

William J. Knaus, EdD, is a licensed psychologist with more than forty years of clinical experience in working with people suffering from anxiety and depression. He has appeared on numerous regional and national television shows including the Today Show, and more than 100 radio shows. His ideas have appeared in national magazines such as U.S. News and World Report and Good Housekeeping, and major newspapers such as the Washington Post and the Chicago Tribune. He is one of the original directors of training at the Albert Ellis Institute. Knaus is author of The Cognitive Behavioral Workbook for Anxiety and The Procrastination Workbook.

Foreword writer Albert Ellis, PhD, is a pioneering theorist of cognitive behavioral therapy and the founder of rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT). He is author of many books, including A Guide to Rational Living and Reason and Emotion in Psychotherapy.