Cognitive evolutionary therapy for depression: a case study

Clinical Case Reports

Cezar Giosan¹  Vlad Muresan² 

[1] Liberal Arts, Berkeley College, New York City, New York;Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Cluj, Romania

关键词: Cognitive–behavioral therapy;    darwinian psychotherapy;    depression;    evolutionary psychology;    evolutionary psychotherapy;   

DOI  :  10.1002/ccr3.131

来源: Wiley

【 摘 要 】

Key Clinical Message

We present an evolutionary-driven cognitive–behavioral intervention for a moderately depressed patient. Standard cognitive and behavioral therapy techniques focused on the patient's perfectionistic and self-downing beliefs, while novel, evolutionary-informed techniques were used to guide behavioral activation and conceptualize secondary emotional problems related to anger. The treatment reduced depressive symptomatology and increased evolutionary fitness.

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