title: Depression: How Psychotherapy and Other Treatments Help People Recover
author: Jesse M. Cooper Sr.
description: A native of Liberia, Jesse M. Cooper Sr. holds a Ph.D. in psychology and is a family service specialist. He now lives in Sewell, New Jersey, with his wife, Gertrude. They have four children: Varney, Welma, Jessica, and Jesse Jr. In addition to writing, Cooper also enjoys reading.
zlib_text: Behavioral	Treatments	for	Unipolar
  Depression
  Harry	M.	Hoberman,	PhD
  
  e-Book	2015	International	Psychotherapy	Institute
  freepsychotherapybooks.org
  From	Depressive	Disorders	edited	by	Benjamin	Wolberg	&	George	Stricker
  Copyright	©	1990	by	John	Wiley	&	Sons,	Inc.
  All	Rights	Reserved
  Created	in	the	United	States	of	America
  
  Table	of	Contents
  CONCEPTUAL	PERSPECTIVES
  BEHAVIORAL	STRATEGIES	FOR	TREATING	DEPRESSION
  SPECIFIC	BEHAVIORAL	TREATMENT	PROGRAMS
  COMMON	OUTCOMES	OF	BEHAVIORAL	TREATMENT	FOR	DEPRESSION	AND
  THE	MECHANISM	OF	CHANGE
  SUMMARY
  REFERENCES
  
  Behavioral	Treatments	for	Unipolar	Depression
  The	 rich	 theoretical	 and	 empirical	 literature	 that	 has	 developed	 attests	 to	 the
  value	and	efficacy	of	behavioral	treatments	for	unipolar	depression.	In	a	number
  of	ways,	behavioral	approaches	to	the	treatment	of	depression	have	led	the	way	in
  the	 development	 of	 a	 scientific	 study	 of	 the	 psychotherapy	 of	 episodes	 of
  psychopathology.	Within	a	relatively	short	period	of	time,	bot