The Core Program: A Cognitive Behavioural Guide to Depression, with 8 hours of MP3 Audio talks illustrating concepts, providing metaphors, and guiding the reader through the process. This new release includes the complete Guide for Participants from the most widely-used depression group in Canada, plus an MP3 disk with the 8 accompanying talks by Dr Randy Paterson, the program's senior author. The talks are not a reading of the guide. They add dozens of stories, ideas, and recommendations that help bring the material alive for the listener. Individuals with depression can work through the manual and talks on their own, or with a physician or therapist helping out. Clinicians can provide clients with individual MP3 talks to listen to between sessions. This program makes evidence based cognitive behavioural concepts more accessible to the public, and enables clinicians to make the most of limited numbers of sessions. Detailed MP3 Contents Talk 1: Introduction and the triangle 1-1: Introductions 1-2: Using the manual 1-3: Thoughts, actions, feelings 1-4: The triangle and depression 1-5: The river 1-6: The $10 million challenge Talk 2: Goal setting 2-1: Basic concepts 2-2: Motivation: Too low or too high? 2-3: The sequence of goal setting 2-4: SMART immediate goals 2-5: More tips on goal setting 2-6: Dealing with outcomes Talk 3: Stress and depression 3-1: Goal setting review 3-2: The nature of stress 3-3: Coping with stress 3-4: The nature of depression 3-5: Symptoms of depression 3-6: What causes depression? 3-7: Depression and medication Talk 4: The sustaining lifestyle 4-1: Introduction 4-2: Diet 4-3: Exercise 4-4: Sleep 4-5: Caffeine; drugs and alcohol 4-6: Having fun Talk 5: Thinking about thinking, Part I 5-1: Introduction 5-2: Thinking without awareness 5-3: The lunch date: An example 5-4: Styles of distorted thinking 5-5: Biases in thinking 5-6: More biases Talk 6: Thinking about thinking, Part II 6-1: Goal setting and cognitive work 6-2: Handling changes in mood 6-3: Seeing the world through blue tinted glasses 6-4: Overcoming negative thinking 6-5: Worry management strategies 6-6: Worry inflation Talk 7: The role of your social life 7-1: Introduction 7-2: Your social network 7-3: Building your social network 7-4: Reviving old friendships 7-5: Creating a support team; social balancing 7-6: Assertive communication 7-7: Assertiveness, continued Talk 8: The road ahead: Relapse prevention 8-1: Introduction 8-2: Mindfulness 8-3: Plan ahead for stress 8-4: The sign in the road 8-5: Mood emergency action plan 8-6: Course review
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