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The effectiveness and feasibility of a positive psychology intervention for patients with persistent depression and anxiety
Geise, Marie (2022) The effectiveness and feasibility of a positive psychology intervention for patients with persistent depression and anxiety.
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| Abstract: | Objective. Residual symptoms and lacking improvement are common among patients with persistent symptoms who received traditional complaint-focused treatment. Positive psychology interventions (PPI) focusing on enhancing well-being can complement traditional treatment approaches and proved to be effective at increasing well-being and reducing psychopathological symptoms. The present study explored the effectiveness and feasibility of a PPI for patients with persistent depression and anxiety. Method. A group of six patients participated in this study, which followed the 8-week group intervention program. The effectiveness and feasibility of the intervention were assessed with a mixed-method pre and post-design. The patients completed the Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology (IDS-SR) and the Generalised Anxiety Disorder Inventory 7 (GAD-7) to measure symptomatology, the Mental Health Continuum Short Form (MHC-SF) to measure mental well-being, and the Self-Compassion Scale Short Form (SCS-SF) to measure self-compassion prior to, and after completing the intervention. The feasibility of the study was assessed based on an evaluation questionnaire and evaluation interviews. Results. The intervention significantly reduced symptoms of depression and anxiety with large effect sizes (d = 2.36; d = 2.12). Increases in well-being in self-compassion were insignificant, with medium and moderate effect sizes (d = 0.76, d = 0.91). The feasibility of the intervention was evaluated positively during the questionnaire and interviews. Conclusions. PPIs cannot increase only well-being among patients with persistent complaints but also reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety. Further, PPIs are especially feasible for persistent complaints and should be used to complement traditional treatments. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Master) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 77 psychology |
| Programme: | Psychology MSc (66604) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/91863 |
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