Treating Depression: MCT, CBT, and Third Wave Therapies

Treating Depression provides a detailed description of contemporary cognitive behavioural approaches to understanding and treating depression. As well as traditional Beckian CBT, chapters cover acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), mindfulness–based cognitive therapy (MBCT), metacognitive therapy (MCT) and behavioural activation, all of which have established an evidence base for their effectiveness with various mental health disorders.

The book presents the theoretical background and evidence for each approach before moving on to describe the way in which it would be applied to a single case. This case is the same across all treatment chapters, allowing the reader to clearly appreciate the contrasting features of the treatments. Each treatment chapter can be used as a mini–manual for planning comparative trials and considering issues of treatment homogeneity, adherence and fidelity.

The contributors to this volume are internationally renowned. Their expertise allows readers a comprehensive understanding of depression and its treatment, as well as clear and practical guidance on how to use each treatment approach. Treating Depression provides an invaluable text for students, clinicians and researchers looking for a single, comprehensive resource on leading, evidence–based approaches to depression.

Peter Fisher is a Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology at the University of Liverpool, UK. He has published over 50 articles and book chapters on metacognitive therapy and cognitive therapy, and is the co–author with Adrian Wells of Metacognitive Therapy: Distinctive Features (2009). He is a supervisor for the Metacognitive Therapy–Institute and has lectured and conducted workshops on metacognitive therapy nationally and internationally.

Adrian Wells is Professor of Clinical and Experimental Psychopathology at the University of Manchester, UK, and Professor in Clinical Psychology at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim. He is the originator of metacognitive therapy, a highly respected approach to understanding and treating psychological disorders. His publications include Cognitive Therapy of Anxiety Disorders (Wiley, 1997), which has become a benchmark text for therapists and Metacognitive Therapy for Anxiety and Depression (Guilford Press, 2008) the first treatment manual for MCT. He has published more than 200 scientific papers and articles.