Depression
A Guide To Emotions (Psychology Tools For Living Well)
Chapter
ABC Model
Worksheet
Activity Diary (Hourly Time Intervals)
Worksheet
Activity Diary (No Time Intervals)
Worksheet
Activity Menu
Information Handout
Activity Planning
Worksheet
Activity Selection
Worksheet
Assertive Communication
Information Handout
Assertive Responses
Exercise
Avoidance Hierarchy
Exercise
Behavioral Activation Activity Diary
Worksheet
Behavioral Activation Activity Planning Diary
Worksheet
Behavioral Experiment
Worksheet
Behavioral Experiment (Portrait Format)
Worksheet
CBT Appraisal Model
Worksheet
CBT Daily Activity Diary With Enjoyment And Mastery Ratings
Worksheet
Challenging Your Negative Thinking
Guide
Cognitive Behavioral Model Of Intolerance Of Uncertainty (Hebert, Dugas, 2019)
Information Handout
Cognitive Case Formulation
Worksheet
Compassionate Thought Challenging Record
Worksheet
Core Belief Magnet Metaphor
Information Handout
Daily Monitoring Form
Worksheet
Depression – Self-Monitoring Record
Worksheet
Developing Psychological Flexibility
Information Handout
Dysfunctional Thought Record
Worksheet
Embracing Uncertainty
Exercise
Emotions Motivate Actions
Information Handout
Exercise For Mental Health
Information Handout
Functional Analysis
Worksheet
Functional Analysis With Intervention Planning
Worksheet
Gratitude Journal
Exercise
Interpersonal Beliefs And Styles
Worksheet
Intolerance Of Uncertainty
Information Handout
Intrusive Memory Record
Worksheet
Mastery And Pleasure Activity Diary
Worksheet
Mindful Attention (Audio)
Audio
Motivational Systems (Emotional Regulation Systems)
Information Handout
Negative Thoughts – Self-Monitoring Record
Worksheet
Problem Solving
Exercise
Problem Solving (CYP)
Exercise
Psychology Tools For Living Well
eBook
Psychology Tools For Mindfulness Audio Collection
Audio Collection
Reciprocal CBT Formulation
Worksheet
Recognizing Depression
Information Handout
Recognizing Persistent Depressive Disorder (Dysthymia)
Information Handout
Rumination – Self-Monitoring Record
Worksheet
Rumination Self-Monitoring Record (Edition 1)
Worksheet
Self Critical Thought Challenging Record
Worksheet
Self-Criticism Self-Monitoring Record (Edition 1)
Worksheet
Task Planning And Achievement Record
Worksheet
Therapy Blueprint
Worksheet
Things To Do List
Worksheet
Thought Record (Considered Response)
Worksheet
Thought Record (Evidence For And Against)
Worksheet
Thoughts And Depression
Information Handout
Transdiagnostic Processes
Information Handout
TRAP TRAC
Exercise
Uncertainty Beliefs – Experiment Record
Worksheet
Understanding Depression
Guide
Unhelpful Thinking Styles
Information Handout
Using Behavioral Activation To Overcome Depression
Guide
What Do People Think About Themselves (CYP)?
Exercise
What Does Exercise Do For the Mind And Body?
Information Handout
What Is Imagery Rescripting?
Information Handout
What Is Rumination?
Information Handout
What Keeps Depression Going?
Information Handout
Assessment
- Clinically Useful Depression Outcome Scale (CUDOS) | Zimmerman, Chelminski, McGlinchey, Posternak | 2008
- Scale download archived copy
- Zimmerman, M., Chelminski, I., McGlinchey, J. B., & Posternak, M. A. (2008). A clinically useful depression outcome scale. Comprehensive psychiatry, 49(2), 131-140.
- Edinburgh Post Natal Depression Scale (EPDS) | Cox, Holden, Sagovsky | 1987
- Scale fresno.ucsf.edu archive.org
- Cox, J. L., Holden, J. M., & Sagovsky, R. (1987). Detection of postnatal depression: development of the 10-item Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. The British Journal of Psychiatry, 150(6), 782-786.
- Hamilton Rating Scale For Depression (HAM-D) | Hamilton | 1960
- Scale outcometracker.org archive.org
- Hamilton M. (1960). A rating scale for depression. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry,
23, 56–62.
- Montgomery & Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) | Montgomery, Asberg | 1979
- Scale veale.co.uk archive.org
- MADRS Score Card veale.co.uk archive.org
- Montgomery, S.A., Asberg, M. (1979). A new depression scale designed to be sensitive to change. British Journal of Psychiatry, 134 (4): 382–89.
- Patient Health Questionnaire 9 (PHQ-9) | Kroenke, Spitzer | 2002
- Scale phqscreeners.com
- Kroenke, K., & Spitzer, R. L. (2002). The PHQ-9: a new depression diagnostic and severity measure. Psychiatric annals, 32(9), 509-515.
- Severity Measure For Depression (Adapted from PHQ-9)
- Scale – Adult download archived copy
- Scale – Child Age 11-17 download archived copy
- Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale | Zung | 1965
- Scale outcometracker.org archive.org
- Zung, W. W. (1965). A self-rating depression scale. Archives of General Psychiatry, 12(1), 63-70.
Case Conceptualization
- Cognitive conceptualisation (excerpt from Basics and Beyond) | J. Beck download archived copy
- Developing and using a case formulation to guide cognitive behaviour therapy | Persons | 2015 download archived copy
Intervention
Treatment guidelines
- Depression in adults: recognition and management | National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines | October 2009 download archived copy
CBT treatment manuals
- Individual therapy manual for cognitive-behavioural treatment of depression – Muñoz & Miranda (1996) download archived copy
- Manual for group cognitive-behavioral therapy of major depression: a reality management approach (Instructor’s manual) | Muñoz, Ippen, Rao, Le, Dwyer | 2000 download archived copy
- Cognitive-Behavioural therapy (CBGT group program for depression | Milner, Tischler, DeSena, Rimer download archived copy
- Cognitive behaviour therapy for depression in young people: manual for therapists – Improving Mood with Psychoanalytic and Cognitive Therapies (IMPACT) | 2010 download archived copy
- A therapist’s guide to brief cognitive behavioral therapy | Cully, Teten | 2008 download archived copy
- CBT for depression in veterans and military service members – therapist manual download archived copy
- Group therapy manual for cognitive behavioral treatment of depression | Muñoz, Miranda | 1986
downloadarchived copy
Behavioural activation (BA & BATD)
- Behavioural activation treatment for depression – revised (BATD-R) manual | Lejuez, Hopko, Acierno, Daughters, Pagoto | 2011
downloadarchived copy - Behavioural activation treatment for depression (BATD) manual | Lejuez, Hopko & Hopko | 2001
downloadarchived copy - Behavioural activation treatment for depression: returning to contextual roots | Jacobson, Martell, Dimidjian | 2001 download archived copy
- Valued Living Questionnaire (Version 2)
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Suicide & self-harm
- Suicide risk assessment guide download copy
- Suicide and self injury: a practitioners guide
downloadarchived copy
Information Handouts
- What is Depression download
- What Causes Depression download
- Psychotherapy for Depression download
- Vicious Cycle of Depression download
- Behavioural Activation download
- Fun Activities Catalogue download
- Improving How You Feel download
- Thinking and Feeling download
- Analysing Your Thinking download
- Changing Your Thinking download
- Unhelpful Thinking Styles download
- What Are Core Beliefs? download
- Problem Solving download
- Staying Healthy download
- Grief and Bereavement download
Worksheets
- Symptoms of Depression download
- Behavioural Activation download
- Weekly Activity Schedule download
- Weekly Goals Record download
- Making the Connection download
- Thought Diary 1 download
- Thought Diary 2 download
- Thought Diary 3 download
- Thought Diary download
- Core Beliefs Worksheet download
- Healthy Me download
- Goal setting (End of therapy) download
Self-Help Programmes
Behavioral activation for depression
- Introduction to BA for depression
downloadarchived copy - Monitoring activity for activity and mood
downloadarchived copy - Roadmap: The activation plan
downloadarchived copy - Finding direction: values, flow, and strengths
downloadarchived copy - Avoidance and depression TRAPs
downloadarchived copy - Problem solving
downloadarchived copy - Thinking habits
downloadarchived copy - Next steps
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Overcoming your depression
- Overview of depression download
- Behavioural strategies for managing depression download
- The thinking-feeling connection download
- The ABC Analysis download
- Unhelpful thinking styles download
- Detective work and disputation download
- The end result download
- Core beliefs download
- Self management download
Antidepressant skills workbook
Antidepressant skills workbook (2nd edition) | Blisker & Paterson download archived copy
What Is Depression?
Signs and Symptoms of Depression
To meet DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for major depressive disorder an individual must have experienced five of the following symptoms for at least two weeks:
- a depressed mood that is present most of the day, nearly every day
- diminished interest in activities which were previously experienced as pleasurable
- fatigue or a loss of energy
- sleep disturbance (insomnia or hypersomnia)
- feelings of worthlessness, self-reproach, or excessive guilt
- a diminished ability to think or concentrate, or indecisiveness
- recurrent thoughts of death or suicide, or suicidal behavior
- changes in appetite marked by a corresponding weight change
- psychomotor agitation or retardation to a degree which is observable by others
Psychological Models and Theory of Depression
Beck’s cognitive theory of depression (Beck, Rush, Shaw, & Emery, 1979) forms the basis for cognitive behavioral approaches for the treatment of depression. Beck’s theory proposes that there are different levels of cognition that can be dysfunctional in depression: core beliefs, rules and assumptions, and negative automatic thoughts. CBT aims to balance negatively biased cognition with more rational and accurate thoughts, beliefs, and assumptions. CBT also systematically aims to increase levels of rewarding activity.
Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) proposes that distress, including symptoms of depression, are the result of psychological inflexibility (Hayes, Luoma, Bond, Masuda, & Lillis, 2006). Indicators of psychological inflexibility include:
- ‘buying in’ to negative thoughts and narratives;
- engaging in worry or rumination that takes us away from the present moment;
- losing contact with our values—what is important to us.
Evidence-Based Psychological Approaches for Working with Depression
Many psychological therapies have an evidence base for working with depression:
- Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
- Behavioral activation (BA)
- Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT)
- Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) for preventing relapse
- Interpersonal therapy (IPT)
Resources for Working with Depression
Psychology Tools resources available for working therapeutically with depression may include:
- psychological models of depression
- information handouts for depression
- exercises for depression
- CBT worksheets for depression
- self-help programs for depression
References
- Beck, A. T., Rush, A. J., Shaw, B. F., & Emery, G. (1979). Cognitive therapy of depression. New York: Guilford Press.
- Hayes, S. C., Luoma, J. B., Bond, F. W., Masuda, A., & Lillis, J. (2006). Acceptance and commitment therapy: Model, processes and outcomes. BehaviourResearch and Therapy, 44(1), 1–25.