CBASP for the treatment of persistent depressive disorder. An evidence-based introduction.

The Cognitive Behavioral Analysis System of Psychotherapy (CBASP) was specifically developed by James McCullough to treat patients with persistent depressive disorder (PDD). CBASP assumes that patients with PDD have interpersonal difficulties and that these difficulties are rooted in adverse childhood experiences that result in a specific deficit in social cognition (perceptual disconnection). The goal of CBASP is to overcome these interpersonal difficulties by systematic behavioral analyses. This talk will give an overview of the evidence base for perceptual disconnection in PDD and the effectiveness of CBASP. For details, see https://bit.ly/42i9CcM