Overview
This is the authoritative presentation of preventive cognitive therapy (PCT), a rigorously tested 8-week program shown to help individuals who have recovered from depression to stay well. PCT developer Claudi L. Bockting reviews the conceptual foundations, rationale, and evidence base for PCT and discusses how it compares to other depression relapse prevention strategies. She explains the ins and outs of PCT implementation with individuals or groups, providing step-by-step guidelines for conducting each session. Ways to overcome common treatment roadblocks and help clients get the most out of take-home assignments are described. In a convenient large-size format, the manual includes 39 reproducible and downloadable handouts and forms.
Full Product Details
Author: Claudi L. Bockting (University of Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Publisher: Guilford Publications
Imprint: Guilford Press
Weight: 0.660kg
ISBN: 9781462558452
ISBN 10: 1462558453
Pages: 168
Publication Date: 24 November 2025
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
“A ‘must read’ for all trainees in clinical and counseling psychology, and the go-to resource for clinicians seeking to help patients with depression. This book not only makes a convincing case for focusing on relapse prevention, but also provides compelling data showing the effectiveness of PCT. It includes step-by-step guidance for how to structure therapy sessions, including materials to support client learning outside the therapy room. Written by a world-class leader in depression research and treatment, this book promises to become required reading for the next generation of therapists.”--Jutta Joormann, PhD, Richard Ely Professor of Psychology, Yale University “Depression is eminently treatable, but often comes back. PCT is a brief, eminently sensible approach to preventing symptom return that is grounded in theory and rigorously tested empirically. Bockting, a top international expert on the nature and treatment of depression, has produced a remarkably clear, step-by-step manual. Other treatment manuals exist, but none that so cogently addresses how to keep depression from returning once it has gone away. PCT is a most valuable addition to our clinical armamentarium.”--Steven D. Hollon, PhD, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of Psychology, Vanderbilt University-
Author Information
Claudi L. Bockting, PhD, is Professor of Clinical Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at Amsterdam University Medical Center, The Netherlands, and cofounder and codirector of the interdisciplinary Centre for Urban Mental Health at the University of Amsterdam. Her research focuses on finding potentially modifiable factors that can be targeted with innovative interventions to prevent or treat depression, anxiety, and suicidality. The developer of preventive cognitive therapy (PCT) as a treatment against relapse in depressive disorders, Dr. Bockting has been a practicing clinical psychologist since 1993. She is author or coauthor of several intervention books and more than 200 peer-reviewed publications in leading journals. She offers international intervention workshops focused on treatment of depression and anxiety as well as relapse prevention. Dr. Bockting was a visiting professor in the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School in 2023. She is the recipient of an honorary doctorate from the University of Basel, an elected membership in the European Academy of Sciences and Arts, and fellowships at the Beck Institute, the Institute for Advanced Study at the University of Amsterdam, and the World Health Organization. Her website is www.bocktinglab.com.
