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Rethinl<ing Depression
Why
Current Treatments Fail
Rethinking Depression
Why
Current Treatments Fail
Kristina Downing -Orr
Springer Science+ Business Media, LLC
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ISBN 978-1-4899-0103-3
ISBN 978-1-4899-0101-9 (eBook)
DOI 10.1007/978-1-4899-0101-9
©Springer Science+Business Media New York 1998
Originally published by Plenum Press, New York in 1998
Softcoverreprint of the hardcover1st edition 1998
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Preface
As both an academic and professional psychologist, my background
is somewhat unique. Most psychologists either opt for the research
route, where they study human behavior in the hope of generating
insightful theories, or they choose to work clinically with clients and
patients.
The problems with these distinct pathways should seem appar-
ent. In their academic role, research psychologists study and gener-
ate numerous theories about people, both as individualsandas social
beings. However, while their conclusions may provide the basis for
therapeutic work, research psychologists are not clinicians. Con-
versely, clinical psychologists and other therapists are trained princi-
pally to work with clients and patients. While many clinicians carry
out research projects, their time is mostly spent offering professional
help to people. Although both roles serve to advance the science and
practice of psychology, researchers in their ivory towers may find
their abstract theories and conclusions are inapplicable in the "real
world," whereas therapists might discover they work within pre-
scribed treatment frameworks without questioning the limits of
these approaches.
Because of my two professional roles, I have aimed to bridge this
gap. Here, I have combined my experiences of researching and treat-
ing depression with the intentions of improving treatments and of
encouraging better communication between the two psychologies.
Kristina Downing-Orr
Oxford, England
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