Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of contributors
- Preface
- Part I Introduction
- Part II Summary of treatment modalities in psychiatric disorders
- Part III Specific treatments
- 9 Delirium
- 10 Management of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia and acquired brain injury
- 11 Dementia: pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments and guideline review
- 12 Pharmacological treatment of psychosis and depression in neurological disease in older adults
- 13 Psychological treatments of alcohol use disorders
- 14 Pharmacotherapy of alcohol misuse, dependence and withdrawal
- 15 Educational interventions for alcohol use disorders
- 16 Complex interventions for alcohol use disorders
- 17 Complementary and alternative medicine for alcohol misuse
- 18 Empirically validated psychological therapies for drug dependence
- 19 Treatment of stimulant dependence
- 20 Treatment of opioid dependence
- 21 Treatment of sedative-hypnotic dependence
- 22 Treatment of cannabis dependence
- 23 Treatment of nicotine dependence
- 24 Treatment of co-occurring psychiatric and substance use disorders
- 25 Pharmacological treatments for schizophrenia
- 26 Psychosocial and pharmacological treatments for schizophrenia
- 27 Psychopharmacology of mood disorders
- 28 Efficacy of brain stimulation and neurosurgical procedures for treatment of mood disorders
- 29 Psychotherapy for depression: current empirical status and future directions
- 30 Alternative therapies for mood disorders
- 31 Treatment of generalised anxiety and somatoform disorders
- 32 Panic disorder
- 33 Specific phobias and agoraphobia
- 34 Social phobia
- 35 Obsessive-compulsive disorder
- 36 Post-traumatic stress disorders and adjustment disorders
- 37 Psychopharmacology of eating disorders
- 38 Other somatic physical treatments and complex interventions for eating disorders
- 39 Psychological treatments for eating disorders
- 40 Educational interventions for eating disorders
- 41 Alternative treatments for eating disorders
- 42 Complex treatments for eating disorders
- 43 Personality disorder
- 44 Other treatments for persistent disturbances of behaviour
- 45 Effectiveness of treatments of sexual disorders
- 46 Disorders of gender identity
- 47 Psychological treatments for children and adolescents
- 48 Drugs and other physical treatments
- 49 Educational interventions and alternative treatments
- 50 Attachment insecurity and attachment disorder
- 51 Feeding and sleeping disorders in infancy and early childhood
- 52 Evaluating interventions for children with autism and intellectual disabilities
- 53 ADHD and hyperkinetic disorder
- 54 Oppositional defiant disorder and conduct disorder
- 55 Treatment of depressive disorders in children and adolescents
- 56 Treatment of psychoses in children and adolescents
- 57 Anxiety disorders
- 58 Treatment of eating disorders in children and adolescents
- Appendix I Summary of specific drugs having evidence of effectiveness in mental disorders
- Appendix II Key to effectiveness tables
- Index
- References
29 - Psychotherapy for depression: current empirical status and future directions
from Part III - Specific treatments
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 May 2010
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of contributors
- Preface
- Part I Introduction
- Part II Summary of treatment modalities in psychiatric disorders
- Part III Specific treatments
- 9 Delirium
- 10 Management of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia and acquired brain injury
- 11 Dementia: pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments and guideline review
- 12 Pharmacological treatment of psychosis and depression in neurological disease in older adults
- 13 Psychological treatments of alcohol use disorders
- 14 Pharmacotherapy of alcohol misuse, dependence and withdrawal
- 15 Educational interventions for alcohol use disorders
- 16 Complex interventions for alcohol use disorders
- 17 Complementary and alternative medicine for alcohol misuse
- 18 Empirically validated psychological therapies for drug dependence
- 19 Treatment of stimulant dependence
- 20 Treatment of opioid dependence
- 21 Treatment of sedative-hypnotic dependence
- 22 Treatment of cannabis dependence
- 23 Treatment of nicotine dependence
- 24 Treatment of co-occurring psychiatric and substance use disorders
- 25 Pharmacological treatments for schizophrenia
- 26 Psychosocial and pharmacological treatments for schizophrenia
- 27 Psychopharmacology of mood disorders
- 28 Efficacy of brain stimulation and neurosurgical procedures for treatment of mood disorders
- 29 Psychotherapy for depression: current empirical status and future directions
- 30 Alternative therapies for mood disorders
- 31 Treatment of generalised anxiety and somatoform disorders
- 32 Panic disorder
- 33 Specific phobias and agoraphobia
- 34 Social phobia
- 35 Obsessive-compulsive disorder
- 36 Post-traumatic stress disorders and adjustment disorders
- 37 Psychopharmacology of eating disorders
- 38 Other somatic physical treatments and complex interventions for eating disorders
- 39 Psychological treatments for eating disorders
- 40 Educational interventions for eating disorders
- 41 Alternative treatments for eating disorders
- 42 Complex treatments for eating disorders
- 43 Personality disorder
- 44 Other treatments for persistent disturbances of behaviour
- 45 Effectiveness of treatments of sexual disorders
- 46 Disorders of gender identity
- 47 Psychological treatments for children and adolescents
- 48 Drugs and other physical treatments
- 49 Educational interventions and alternative treatments
- 50 Attachment insecurity and attachment disorder
- 51 Feeding and sleeping disorders in infancy and early childhood
- 52 Evaluating interventions for children with autism and intellectual disabilities
- 53 ADHD and hyperkinetic disorder
- 54 Oppositional defiant disorder and conduct disorder
- 55 Treatment of depressive disorders in children and adolescents
- 56 Treatment of psychoses in children and adolescents
- 57 Anxiety disorders
- 58 Treatment of eating disorders in children and adolescents
- Appendix I Summary of specific drugs having evidence of effectiveness in mental disorders
- Appendix II Key to effectiveness tables
- Index
- References
Summary
Editor's note
The treatment of the most common of mental disorders by the means most patients prefer, psychotherapy, is likely to be one of the most frequently referenced chapters in this book. Here we see a common message writ clear; psychological treatments are in the same league as drug treatments for depression and tend to be better in the long term in maintaining a stable mood. Not all psychological therapies are similar in efficacy, but both cognitive therapy and interpersonal therapy can be championed as contenders for preferred treatment for all forms of mild to moderate depression. While drug treatment may have the edge in more severe depression, when combined with psychological treatments they do even better. The only negative issues are the paucity of skilled therapists and the delay in reaching improvement, the latter being generally greater with psychological therapy. But we are still at the relative dawn of good evidence in this subject and in particular the specific place of the different psychological treatments has yet to be determined.
Introduction
There is perhaps more high-quality evidence for the efficacy of psychotherapy in the treatment of depression than in any other mental disorder. A large number of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have demonstrated that psychological treatments work, and research is beginning to shed light on possible active mechanisms of treatment.
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