1. A Therapist's Problems with a Chronically Depressed Patient

2. Introduction to Chronically Depressed Patients and the CBASP Program

3. Understanding the Psychopathology of Chronically Depressed Patients

4. Course Patterns, Comorbidity, and Psychological Characteristics

II. CBASP Method and Procedures

5. Strategies to Enhance Motivation for Change

6. Elicitation Phase of Situational Analysis

7. Remediation Phase of Situational Analysis

8. Using the Therapist-Patient Relationship to Modify Behavior

9. Measuring Acquisition Learning and Generalized Treatment Effects

III. History and Other Aspects of CBASP

10. CBASP Emergence on the National Scene

11. Training CBASP Psychotherapists

12. Comparison of CBASP to Beck's Cognitive Therapy and Klerman's Interpersonal Psychotherapy Models

13. Resolving Common Patient Problems and Crises

Appendix A: Therapist Prompts for Administering Situational Analysis (PASA)

Appendix B: Rating Scales for Adherence Monitoring and for Evaluating the Quality of the Interpersonal Relationship

Appendix C: Rating the Presence of Optimal CBASP Psychotherapist Qualities and Abilities