Transactional Analysis in RussiaTransactional Analysis in RussiaТранзактный Анализ в России俄罗斯的交易分析2782-4349International Institute of Developmental Transactional Analysis69848610.56478/taruj20255342-48"I'm OK, You're OK""Я - О`кей, Ты - О`кей"How depression therapy works in transactional analysis: key ideas from Mark Widdowson’s bookКак работает терапия депрессии в транзактном анализе: ключевые идеи книги Марка Виддоусонаhttps://orcid.org/0009-0003-6815-2633IVU-7502-2023SamoilovaAlsou I.СамойловаАлсу Идгаровна
Russian Federation

Practicing psychologist; student of the International Institute of Developing Transactional Analysis (MIR-TA/IIDTA); master’s student at HSE University

Практикующий психолог; студент Международного Развивающего Института Транзактного Анализа (МИР-ТА); магистрант НИУ ВШЭ

salsu@icloud.comInternational Institute of Developing Transactional Analysis (MIR-TA/IIDTA)Международный Развивающий Институт Транзактного Анализа (МИР-ТА)HSE UniversityНИУ ВШЭ121220255342481112202511122025Copyright ©; 2025, International Institute of Developmental Transactional AnalysisCopyright ©; 2025, Международный Институт Развивающего Транзактного Анализа2025International Institute of Developmental Transactional AnalysisМеждународный Институт Развивающего Транзактного Анализаhttps://ta-journal.ru/TAR/article/view/698486

This article presents an overview of the main ideas from Mark Widdowson’s Transactional Analysis for Depression: A Step-by-Step Treatment Manual. It describes how transactional analysis conceptualizes depression through ego states, life script, introjects, and contaminations, and outlines the therapeutic processes—decontamination, deconfusion, and redecision—that form the core of treatment. The article summarizes the key mechanisms that maintain depressive states, including self-criticism, script beliefs, perceptual distortions, and a deficit of positive strokes. Practical therapeutic steps recommended by Widdowson are presented, showing how they help clients restore autonomy, reduce symptoms, and develop more stable emotional regulation.

В статье представлено изложение основных идей книги Марка Виддоусона «Transactional Analysis for Depression: A Step-by-Step Treatment Manual». Описывается, как транзактный анализ рассматривает депрессию на уровне эго-состояний, жизненного сценария, интроектов и контаминаций, и какие терапевтические процессы — деконтаминация, распутывание и перерешение — оказываются центральными в лечении. В материале кратко изложены ключевые механизмы поддержания депрессии: самокритика, сценарные убеждения, искажённое восприятие и дефицит позитивных поглаживаний. Представлены практические терапевтические шаги, рекомендованные Виддоусоном, и показано, как они помогают клиенту возвращать автономию, снижать симптомы и выстраивать более устойчивую эмоциональную регуляцию.

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