Treatment - Cognitive
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Choice of treatment when the depression is: less severe, less chronic, non-psychotic, prior positive response, medical contraindication to medication, patient preference or when patient may require a directive technique. Need to be motivated and cognitively intact (have ability to learn) to actively participate in the therapy, (often used in conjuction with medication). | |
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Duration is usually time limited and is individualized to the severity of the person’s system errors. | |
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The person is encouraged to recognize the interaction between thinking and feeling (he feels what he thinks and he thinks the way he feels). | |
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The negative triad is discussed and the system errors (overgeneralization, all-or-none thinking) are addressed (learn healthy ways of thinking and feeling). | |
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"Life review" (Butler, 1963) is another therapeutic technique to overcome negative attitudes, or to help those who devalue their lives. |
