Patient's Manual for CBASP

I. The Chronically Depressed Patient 1. Introduction to the CBASP Manual 2. Two Types of Chronic Depression Early-Onset Chronic Depression Late-Onset Chronic Depression 3. Common Problems of the Chronically Depressed Patient The Global Thinking Approach to Coping The "Nothing I Do Matters" Defeatist Approach to Coping Consequences for Global/Defeatist Thinking Goals of Your Treatment II. An Introduction to CBASP Techniques 4. Situational Analysis Dealing with One Problem at a Time Two Case Examples Case 1: Mary Case 2: Ralph 5. The Interpersonal Discrimination Exercise The Early Life of Chronically Depressed Patients Session Two Preparations for Doing IDE Work Significant-Other History Constructing the Transference Hypotheses Treating Interpersonal Hot Spots with the IDE Case 1 (Mary) Case 2 (Ralph) Conclusion