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Swimming Upstream: A Story about Becoming Human is a memoir divided into two parts. Part One is a personal story of the author's toxic early developmental experiences and the subsequent effects of chronic depression, as well as the specific life experiences that enabled him to modify his early maladaptive history and mature. Part Two is a history and description of the author's forty-seven-year career as an academic clinical psychologist and h...

This volume describes the Cognitive Behavioral Analysis System of Psychotherapy (CBASP), a research-based approach designed to motivate chronically depressed patients to change and to help them develop needed problem-solving and relationship skills. Presenting clear, step-by-step guidelines for implementing CBASP--along with compelling empirical evidence that supports its efficacy--the book is filled with illustrative case material that brings...

For more than a century, the psychotherapist role has been dominated by Freud’s neutrality rule: don’t become personally involved with patients! McCullough challenges this widely accepted dictum in a new treatment approach for the chronically depressed patient. He proposes disciplined personal involvement as an alternative to therapist neutrality with chronically depressed patients, describing how this approach can be used in a contingent mann...

The authors provide an introduction to CBASP for chronic depression and highlight the theoretical and practical approaches that make it unique.

Featuring paper-and-pencil exercises based on realistic case vignettes, this manual helps therapists master the clinical strategies and tools presented in Treatment for Chronic Depression.

In a 12-site national study, a combination of CBASP and pharmacotherapy produced a response rate of 85% and demonstrated for the first time the superiority of combination treatment for chronic depression to either psychotherapy or pharmacotherapy alone. This book describes CBASP, a researched-based psychotherapeutic approach designed to motivate chronically depressed patients to change and help them to develop needed problem-solving and relati...

Designed for distribution to patients, this concise guide provides basic information about chronic depression and a clear introduction to CBASP (Cognitive Behavioral Analysis System of Psychotherapy). Several case examples are included to help the patient understand what the CBASP techniques are, how they work, and what to expect from treatment in terms of outcome goals. Written in a hopeful, empathic tone, the manual provides needed support t...