Preventive Cognitive Therapy for Depression: An Evidence-Based Approach to Reduce Relapse Risk - Paperback

Claudi L. Bockting, PhD, is Professor of Clinical Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at Amsterdam University Medical Center, The Netherlands, and cofounder and codirector of the interdisciplinary Centre for Urban Mental Health at the University of Amsterdam. Her research focuses on finding potentially modifiable factors that can be targeted with innovative interventions to prevent or treat depression, anxiety, and suicidality. The developer of preventive cognitive therapy (PCT) as a treatment against relapse in depressive disorders, Dr. Bockting has been a practicing clinical psychologist since 1993. She is author or coauthor of several intervention books and more than 200 peer-reviewed publications in leading journals. She offers international intervention workshops focused on treatment of depression and anxiety as well as relapse prevention. Dr. Bockting was a visiting professor in the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School in 2023. She is the recipient of an honorary doctorate from the University of Basel, an elected membership in the European Academy of Sciences and Arts, and fellowships at the Beck Institute, the Institute for Advanced Study at the University of Amsterdam, and the World Health Organization. Her website is https: //interventionlab.nl.