Behavioural activation and beyond for treating depression

About the course

This workshop builds on the basic and ends on the latest research in non-medical treatments of depression. Behavioural Activation is an intervention of choice for depression and is widely used in psychology services. We will cover the assessment of patients with depression to identify problematic lifestyle, cognitive, and interpersonal factors, as well as how to make use of CBT for sleep, exercise, triple chronotherapy, and nutritional interventions in your management plans.

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Speaker

Professor David Veale

David Veale is a Consultant Psychiatrist and leads a national outpatient and residential unit service for people with severe treatment refractory Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) and anxiety disorders at SLaM. He is a Visiting Professor in CBT at the IoPPN, KCL. He was a member of the group revising the diagnostic guidelines for ICD11 for Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders for the World Health Organisation.

Learning Objectives

What you will learn from taking this course:

Describe the theory, principles, and different types of Behavioural Activation (BA)
Describe the principles of rumination based cognitive therapy and functional analytical psychotherapy, and how these relate to BA
Perform an assessment of avoidance and compensatory strategies in patients with depression
Perform a functional analysis and formulation of cognitive processes and behaviours in patients with depression
Devise an appropriate BA programme, including a two-week intensive programme
Assess nutrition and recommend nutritional interventions for depression
Prescribe phototherapy and triple chronotherapy for the rapid treatment of depression

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