Depression: Conceptual Issues & Clinical Perspe

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This intensive course will critically examine selected recent developments and controversies over how depressive disorder and pathological grief are defined, diagnosed, and treated. The emphasis will be on evidence-based practice. Videos will be used wherever possible to learn and critique specific clinical approaches. We will also examine the changes to the diagnosis of mood disorders and grief disorders in DSM-5 and the upcoming DSM-5-TR, and the intense debates that swirled around these diagnostic changes. Readings will draw on both the empirical-research and conceptual-theoretical literatures. Theories to be considered tentatively include Interpersonal Psychotherapy, Evolutionary Psychological Approaches, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Behavioral Analysis, Acceptance and Commitment/Mindfulness Therapy, Brief Psychodynamic Therapy, and Complicated Grief Treatment. The format is combined lecture/seminar.