A manualized single-session positive psychotherapy intervention was developed and tested on acute psychiatric wards. Participants were invited in 2018-2019 to identify positive experiences, link them to a personal character strength, and plan a strengths-based activity. The intervention's feasibility was evaluated through fidelity to session components, character strengths identification, and activity completion. Acceptability was evaluated with self-reported pre- and postsession mood ratings, a postsession helpfulness rating, and narrative feedback. Participants (N=70) had complex and severe mental health conditions. In 18 group sessions, 89% of components were delivered with fidelity; 80% of the participants identified a character strengt...
Research on strengths-based positive interventions (SBPIs) has often supported their effectiveness, ...
This position paper proposes a model for systematic integration of positive psychology interventions...
This review examines the application of positive psychology concepts in physical health care context...
OBJECTIVE: A manualized single-session positive psychotherapy intervention was developed and tested ...
Empirical evidence suggests that concentrating on patients' internal and external strengths serves a...
Positive psychology interventions that integrate a person's strengths into treatment result in impro...
This is the third in a series of articles that explores the meaning of positive psychology and the i...
This thesis investigates the psychological impact of identifying character strengths in individuals ...
In this paper we discuss positive clinical psychology as an emerging field within clinical psycholog...
OBJECTIVES: Recent inquiries highlight the anti-therapeutic nature of inpatient psychiatric care. We...
BackgroundPsychiatry has traditionally focused on studying psychopathology and treating mental illne...
Recent years have seen an increasing interest in research in positive psychology interventions. Ther...
The purpose of this research was to study the effect of positive psychotherapy on depression symptom...
Positive psychology directs its research interests primarily to healthy people. The most important g...
ObjectiveThe objective was to assess the feasibility and acceptability of nine positive psychology e...
Research on strengths-based positive interventions (SBPIs) has often supported their effectiveness, ...
This position paper proposes a model for systematic integration of positive psychology interventions...
This review examines the application of positive psychology concepts in physical health care context...
OBJECTIVE: A manualized single-session positive psychotherapy intervention was developed and tested ...
Empirical evidence suggests that concentrating on patients' internal and external strengths serves a...
Positive psychology interventions that integrate a person's strengths into treatment result in impro...
This is the third in a series of articles that explores the meaning of positive psychology and the i...
This thesis investigates the psychological impact of identifying character strengths in individuals ...
In this paper we discuss positive clinical psychology as an emerging field within clinical psycholog...
OBJECTIVES: Recent inquiries highlight the anti-therapeutic nature of inpatient psychiatric care. We...
BackgroundPsychiatry has traditionally focused on studying psychopathology and treating mental illne...
Recent years have seen an increasing interest in research in positive psychology interventions. Ther...
The purpose of this research was to study the effect of positive psychotherapy on depression symptom...
Positive psychology directs its research interests primarily to healthy people. The most important g...
ObjectiveThe objective was to assess the feasibility and acceptability of nine positive psychology e...
Research on strengths-based positive interventions (SBPIs) has often supported their effectiveness, ...
This position paper proposes a model for systematic integration of positive psychology interventions...
This review examines the application of positive psychology concepts in physical health care context...