Dr Anthony Attwood, Michelle Garnett

Exploring Depression, and Beating the Blues

A CBT Self-Help Guide to Understanding and Coping with Depression in Asperger's Syndrome [Asd-Level 1]

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Understand depression and how to cope with this self-help guide designed specifically for individuals on the autism spectrum. It includes a 10-stage CBT self-help programme with self-assessment tools and activities.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. August 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 172mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 422g
• ISBN-13: 9781849055024
• ISBN-10: 1849055025
• Artikelnr.: 40757646

Autorenporträt

Tony Attwood, PhD, is a clinical psychologist from Brisbane, Australia, with over 30 years of experience with individuals with autism spectrum disorders. He is currently Adjunct Professor at Griffith University in Queensland.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Why we created the Exploring Depression Cognitive Behaviour
Therapy (CBT) programme. 1. Why Does Someone with Asperger's Syndrome
Become Depressed? 2. The Nature of Depression. 3. How Does Depression Look
and Feel for a Person with Asperger's Syndrome? 4. What Type of Therapy
Works for a Person with Asperger's Syndrome? 5. The Perception, Learning
and Thinking Style Associated with Asperger's Syndrome. 6. Overview of the
10-Stage CBT Programme Exploring Depression. 7. Assessment Before Starting
the Programme. 8. Stage 1: Qualities and Abilities. 9. Stage 2: What is
Depression? 10. Stage 3: Tools to Combat Depression. 11. Stage 4: Art and
Pleasure Tools. 12. Stage 5: Thinking Tools (part 1). 13. Stage 6: Thinking
Tools (part 2) and Social Tools. 14. Stage 7: Thinking Tools (part 3) and
Relaxation Tools. 15. Stage 8: Relaxation and Helpful and Unhelpful Tools.
16. Stage 9: A Safety Plan. 17. Stage 10: The Future. Recommended reading.
Appendix 1. Bringing the Body into Awareness. Appendix 2. Positive
Personality Adjectives. Appendix 3. Bringing the Five Senses into
Awareness. Appendix 4. Daily Energy Account Form. Appendix 5.
Websites/Blogspots/Support Information. Appendix 6. Relaxation for
Self-awareness. Appendix 7. Time Machine Activity. Appendix 8. Mood Diary
Dimensions.