Widdowson, Mark, 1973-

Transactional analysis for depression : a step-by-step treatment manual / Mark Widdowson. - 216 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction -- The Theory and Practice of Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy : -- Understanding Depression -- Depressogenic Processes --Conceptualising Depression Using TA Theory -- Basic Technique in TA Therapy -- Therapeutic Processes and Change Mechanisms -- Structure of Therapy and the Initial Phase of Therapy : -- Key Therapeutic Processes -- A Primer on the Brain and the Neuroscience of Depression : -- Medical Treatment for Depression -- Conclusion. Section 1. Section 2. Section 3.

"Transactional Analysis for Depression is the first research-based, transactional analysis psychotherapy manual. Developed from the author's research into TA therapy for depression, the book also draws upon a wide range of contemporary research findings relating to depression and its treatment. Mark Widdowson provides the reader with a solid understanding about the nature of depression and clear guidance about how to provide effective psychotherapy for depressed clients."--Publisher's website.

1138812331 9781138812338 113881234X 9781138812345

2015014489


Psychotherapy.
Transactional analysis.
Psychotherapist and patient.

RC475 / .W53 2016

616.8914