Treating chronic depression with disciplined personal involvement : cognitive behavioral analysis system of psychotherapy (CBASP) / James P. McCullough
1. Disciplined personal involvement -- pt. I. Personal involvement taboo and the needs of the chronically depressed patient. 2. History of the personal involvement taboo -- 3. Treating the chronically depressed patient -- pt. II. Pedagogy of CBASP training. 4. Disciplined personal involvement training -- pt. III. Pedagogy of CBASP treatment. 5. Creating contingent environments using contingent personal responsivity -- 6. Healing interpersonal trauma using the interpersonal discrimination exercise -- Appendix: Research investigations to determine how CBASP works
Summary
Proposes disciplined personal involvement as an alternative to therapist neutrality with chronically depressed patients, describing how the treatment approach can be used in a contingent manner to successfully modify pathological behavior. This book offers a radical alternative to the traditional therapeutic relationship
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 176-187)