[Severe depression : psychological aspects of management].
Severe depressions are not an easy target for psychotherapy, because of intense cognitive disability linked to emotional and motivational symptoms. But psychotherapy remains an important tool for the relapse prevention : this is the case for cognitive-behavioral therapies (CBT), and, at a lesser level of proof, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT). Finally, positive psychology (PP) will maybe offer in a near future some interventions (on optimism, social link, emotional balance...) who shall represent new possibilities in the quest of relapse prevention for those vulnerable patients.
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Consultations du Service Hospitalo-Universitaire, Centre Hospitalier Sainte-Anne, Paris. c.andre@ch-sainte-anne.fr
D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D004644:Emotions; D006801:Humans; D009042:Motivation; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D055502:Secondary Prevention