INTEGRATIVE PSYCHOTHERAPY OF DEPRESSION - A SELF-CONFIRMATION APPROACH

The concept of self-confirmation is used to integrate theory, research, and clinical work concerning depression. The person is conceptualized as sustaining his or her self-concept through a feedback loop that provides both interpersonal and intrapsychic confirmation. The therapeutic relationship helps to redirect the depressive client's self-confirmation patterns, and should be coordinated with target-specific interventions in order to attain maximum therapeutic impact.