Development and characteristics of a well-being enhancing psychotherapeutic strategy: well-being therapy

Fava, Giovanni A.; Ruini, Chiara

doi:10.1016/s0005-7916(03)00019-3

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“…36 The benefits of positive emotions are especially relevant to those suffering from depression, as positive emotions have been shown to speed recovery from the cardiovascular effects of negative emotions, 37,38 improve broadminded coping skills, 39 and buffer against relapses. 40 Even momentary positive feelings can produce durable resources (e.g., new ideas, new relationships), as positive emotions have been shown to broaden thinking and attention. 41 Broadened mindsets bring about novel ideas and actions (e.g., the urge to play and explore) and lead to the building of long-term social, psychologic, intellectual, and physical skills and reserves.…”

Section: The Benefits Of Positive Activity Interventionsmentioning

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Delivering Happiness: Translating Positive Psychology Intervention Research for Treating Major and Minor Depressive Disorders

Layous

Chancellor

Lyubomirsky

et al. 2011

The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

109

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Despite the availability of many treatment options, depressive disorders remain a global public health problem. Even in affluent nations, 70% of reported cases either do not receive the recommended level of treatment or do not get treated at all, and this percentage does not reflect cases of depression that go unreported due to lack of access to health care, stigma, or other reasons. In developing countries, the World Health Organization estimates that < 10% receive proper depression care due to poverty, stigma, and lack of governmental mental health resources and providers. Current treatments do not work for everyone, and even people who achieve remission face a high risk of recurrence and residual disability. The development of low-cost effective interventions that can serve either as initial therapy for mild symptoms or as adjunctive therapy for partial responders to medication is an immense unmet need. Positive activity interventions (PAIs) teach individuals ways to increase their positive thinking, positive affect, and positive behaviors. The majority of such interventions, which have obtained medium-size effect sizes, have been conducted with nondepressed individuals, but two randomized controlled studies in patients with mild clinical depression have reported promising initial findings. In this article, the authors review the relevant literature on the effectiveness of various types of PAIs, draw on social psychology, affective neuroscience and psychophamacology research to propose neural models for how PAIs might relieve depression, and discuss the steps needed to translate the potential promise of PAIs as clinical treatments for individuals with major and minor depressive disorders.

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confidence: 99%

Delivering Happiness: Translating Positive Psychology Intervention Research for Treating Major and Minor Depressive Disorders

Layous

Chancellor

Lyubomirsky

et al. 2011

The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

109

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“…Well-being therapy is one of the PPI strategies aimed at building strengths in clinical population recently developed by Giovanni Fava, an Italian psychotherapist with his colleagues ( Fava, Rafanelli, Grandi, Conti, & Belluardo, 1998;Fava, Rafanelli, Cazzaro, Conti, & Grandi, 1998a;Fava, 1999;Fava, et al, 2001;Fava & Ruini, 2003;Fava, et al, 2005;Giovanni, Fava, & Tomba, 2009). Well-being therapy is based on an educational model which is structured, directive, and oriented to present problems and situation (Fava, 1999;Fava & Ruini, 2003).…”

Section: Well-being Therapy and Its Rationalementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Well-being therapy is based on an educational model which is structured, directive, and oriented to present problems and situation (Fava, 1999;Fava & Ruini, 2003). It is a short-term psychotherapeutic strategy that can be implemented over 8-12 sessions, every week or alternate weeks.…”

Section: Well-being Therapy and Its Rationalementioning

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Well - Being Therapy (WBT) for Depression

Moeenizadeh¹,

Kumar²

2010

IJPS

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In clinical psychology, Well-Being Therapy (WBT) is a relatively modern technique of managing patients with depression. Well Being Therapy is based on Ryff's multidimensional model of psychological well-being. Fava has developed and validated it in a number of randomized controlled trials. The findings indicate that positive evaluation of one's self, sense of continued growth and development is possible by specific intervention. The objective of this therapy is to increase the level of psychological well-being of patients and decrease vulnerability to depression. WBT can be executed in 8 to 10 sessions according to Fava's phases. Method: Sample of 40 patients was treated by WBT (20) and CBT (20) and was assessed for the level of psychological well-being (PWB) before and after the interventions. Results: ANOVA showed significant difference between pre and post treatment scores and WBT is more effective than CBT. Conclusions: The results suggested the feasibility and clinical advantages of adding WBT to repertoire of the treatment techniques.

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“…This is thought to work through the broadening mechanism Á an individual's repertoire cannot narrow and broaden at the same time (Fredrickson, 2002). Positive interventions have been shown not only increase happiness, but also to decrease depression (Brown & Ryan, 2003;Fava, Rafanelli, Cazzaro, Conti, & Grandi 1998;Fava & Ruini, 2003;Seligman, Steen, Park, & Peterson, 2005). Positive psychology has already proved valuable in formulating strategies in managing affective disorder in cancer patients (Brown & Ryan, 2003).…”

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Challenges in reducing depression-related mortality in cardiac populations: cognition, emotion, fatigue or personality?

Doyle

Conroy

McGee

2007

Health Psychology Review

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Development and characteristics of a well-being enhancing psychotherapeutic strategy: well-being therapy

Cited by 297 publications

References 59 publications

Delivering Happiness: Translating Positive Psychology Intervention Research for Treating Major and Minor Depressive Disorders

Delivering Happiness: Translating Positive Psychology Intervention Research for Treating Major and Minor Depressive Disorders

Well - Being Therapy (WBT) for Depression

Challenges in reducing depression-related mortality in cardiac populations: cognition, emotion, fatigue or personality?

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