CONTENTS:-
1. Something to ponder over
2. Historical Background
3. General Types of Depression
- It is a real illness
- Facts about depression
- Classification
- Psychiatric disorder
4. Pathogenesis of Depression
- Genetic inheritance
- Brain Chemistry
- Relation between Physiology, Biochemistry and Energy
- Social environment and upbringing
- Individual experiences
- Psychological mechanisms – The aspect of reinforcement respectively positive feedback
- The aspect of negative cognitions
- Summarized psychological mechanism
- What causes a person to become depressed?
5. Specific Types of Depression
- (Unipolar) Depression
- Dysthymia
- Bipolar Depression
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Postnatal Depression
- Secondary Depression
- The International Classification System (ICD) 19
6. Aaron Beck: Theory of Depression
- Negative thinking
- Cognitive tried
- Common maladaptive cognitions
7. CBT – Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
- Getting more knowledge about Cognitive therapy
- Getting more knowledge about Behaviour therapy
8. RET – Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy
- Albert Ellis and His Work
- Three persons in an Aeroplane
- What does the ABC – Model mean referring to depression
- Optimism and pessimism
9. Ayurvedic Concept of Health and Disease
- Definition of health - Swastha
- Psychological Diseases - Manas
- Atma
- Indriya: Jnanendriyas, Karmendriyas
- The Influence of Vata Dosha
- Srotas - Chanels
- Manovaha srotas
- Astral Influence on Human Physiology and Psychology
10. Depression – Ayurvedic Perspectives
- Etiology
- Pathogenesis
- Role of Physical Doshas
- Role of Trigunas
- Symptoms
- Vata type – causes 47, symptoms 47
- Pitta type – causes 47, symptoms 48
- General Line of Treatment 48
- Shodhana – Purification 49
- Shamana – Pacification 50
- Specific Treatment -
- Vata Depression – Internal medicine, Diet Body work, Yoga, Further measures
- Pitta Depression – Internal medicine, Diet, Body work, Further measures
- Kapha Depression – Internal medicine, Diet Body work, Further measures
11. Unipolar Depression – Case Study
- Anamnesis (Patient’s History) Exploration (Current Situation) Diagnosis
- Why did she come?
- Examination
- Asking the husband about Patient’s history
- Previous and current treatment
- Patient’s history
- Ayurvedic treatment protocol – Abhyanaga 57, Internal medicine 57, Nasya 57, Exercise 57, Follow up 58
- Psychotherapeutic proceeding
- Accepting
- Understanding
- Cognitive therapy
- Focussing a special problem
- Applying Socratic Dialogue
- Socratic Dialogue
- The Importance of the Social System
- Psychotherapeutic pathway
12. Recurrent Depressive Order: Case Study
- Anamnesis (Patient’s History) Exploration (Current Situation) Diagnosis
- Patient’s history
- Why did he come?
- Examination
- Ayurvedic Treatment Protocol-Massage 74, Internal mediation 74, Nasya 75, Exercise 75
- Psychotherapeutic Proceeding
- Acceptance
- Thoughts and Feelings
- Scrutinizing cognitions or disputing believes
- Memory deficits and depression
- Depression and Memory
- Primary and Secondary Problems
- Dichotomous Thinking
- Change your perspective into a more adequate one and your emotions will change (most probably) into more adequate ones
- Introducing the ABC-Model
- Behaviour Therapy: Learning by repeating and understanding
- From Therapy to Self-management
- Follow up: Keeping on practicing and having some reminders of how to live your life
