November/December 2014

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Editor's Note

Rich Simon

Do therapists have a responsibility to educate people about society's role in generating unprecedented levels of depression?

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The Depression Epidemic

Can Mood Science Save Us?

Jonathan Rottenberg

It’s time to get beyond simplistic notions about “chemical imbalances” and finally reckon with how deeply rooted depression is in the uncertainties and false values of our 21st-century consumer culture. Read More
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A Brief History of Anxiety

The Invention of a Modern Malaise

Scott Stossel

Life today is, in many ways, easier than it used to be. Therefore, shouldn’t we be less anxious than we once were? Read More
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Out of the Tunnel

Escaping the Trance of Depression

Bill O'Hanlon

Depressed clients repeat the same thoughts, activities, feelings, and experiences again and again, as if entranced. Good depression treatment is largely about awakening them from this bad trance. Read More
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Cure or Control?

Depression as a Chronic Condition

Margaret Wehrenberg

Evidence continues to accumulate that many people with depression suffer bouts of it all their lives, even after a good response to therapy. So what if we give up the idea of cure and opt for the idea of management? Read More
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The CBT Path Out of Depression

Two Perspectives on How It Works

Mary Sykes Wylie

While widely acknowledged to be the most empirically supported therapy ever invented, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is often criticized for being too rigid and mechanical. Not so, say two of its foremost practitioners. Read More
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The Power of Small Changes

A Step-by-Step Approach to Treating Depression: An Interview with Judith Beck

Judith Beck

Relapse prevention begins in the first session, when we tell clients that we want to help them become their own therapists. Read More
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The Power of How

Helping Depressed Clients Make Better Choices: An Interview with Michael Yapko

Michael Yapko

One of the most useful ways of understanding depression is the stress generation model, based on the idea that depressed people need better skills and resources for managing life challenges so that they don’t wind up feeling trapped and victimized in their own lives. Read More

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