Overview
Overcoming Teenage Low Mood and Depression: A Five Areas Approach uses the tried and tested Five Areas™ model of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) to equip and empower young people experiencing low mood or depression with the key life skills they need to overcome these conditions. The Five Areas™ model communicates life skills and key interventions in a clear, pragmatic and accessible style, by examining five important aspects of our lives: Life situation, relationships, resources and problems Altered thinking Altered feelings or moods Altered physical symptoms or sensations Altered behaviour or activity levels This new edition of the book from the award-winning Overcoming series, which has sold tens of thousands of copies, addresses all the common challenges faced by young people during times of low mood and depression. Developed in liaison with a team of experts working with young people, this workbook course provides a practical and effective method for helping readers make positive changes in an achievable way. Using inspiring stories and worksheets, Overcoming Teenage Low Mood and Depression will not only provide an invaluable resource for young people, but also their friends and families, counsellors and therapists, or anyone looking to offer support.
Full Product Details
Author: Nicky Dummett ,
Chris Williams (Professor of Psychosocial Psychiatry at University of Glasgow, United Kingdom)
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint: CRC Press Inc
Edition: 2nd edition
Weight: 0.680kg
ISBN: 9781498780742
ISBN 10: 1498780741
Pages: 250
Publication Date: 04 July 2018
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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College/higher education
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Professional & Vocational
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Author Information
Dr Nicky Dummett MBBChir BA (Hons) DCH MMedSc MRCPsych is a Consultant in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in Leeds and an expert and trainer in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. She is past Chair of the Children, Adolescents and Families branch of the lead body for CBT in the UK, the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies and a core member of the United Kingdom Council of Psychotherapy (UKCP) Psychotherapy with Children Committee. Professor Chris Williams is immediate Past-President of the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) and emeritus Professor of Psychosocial Psychiatry at the University of Glasgow as well as Director of Five Areas Ltd (www.fiveareas.com). He is author of a widely recommended CBT based life skills site for adults (www.llttf.com), as well as for young people (www.llttfyp.com). He is a British Medical Association Medical Book awards, and Royal Society of Medicine award-winning author.
