Positive living: A pilot study of group positive psychotherapy for people with schizophrenia

Recovery and adaptation after first-episode psychosis: The relevance of posttraumatic growth

“…Padesky & Mooney, 2012;Seligman & Csikszentmihalyi, 2002), which has recently been emphasised in the treatment of psychosis (e.g. Meyer, Johnson, Parks, Iwanski, & Penn, 2012). These interventions focus on searching for existing strengths and restoring them or prompting the client to pay attention to them.…”

Development and evaluation of the positive psychology intervention for older adults

“…Previous research has found that positive psychology interventions are effective for enhancing a wide range of well-being outcomes, such as life satisfaction, thankfulness, psychological well-being, resilience, hope, and positive affect, as well as the reduction of depressive symptoms, negative affect, and pessimism (Carson, Muir, Clark, Wakely, & Chander, 2010;Guse, Wissing, & Hartman, 2006;Meyer, Johnson, Parks, Iwanski, & Penn, 2012;Odou & Vella-Brodrick, 2013;Pietrowsky & Mikutta, 2012;Sin & Lyubomirsky, 2009). For example, Seligman, Steen, Park, and Peterson (2005) conducted a randomized controlled trial (RCT) to examine the validity of positive psychology exercises (PPEs) among 577 participants over the internet.…”

Intervenciones clínicas positivas: ¿Por qué son importantes y cómo funcionan?

“…The feasibility of an adapted version of group PPT for people with schizophrenia (called 'Positive Living') was examined in a small pre-post study of 16 patients (Meyer, Johnson, Parks, Iwanski, & Penn, 2012). The intervention was well accepted by the patients and associated with improvements in psychological well-being, psychological recovery, self-esteem, and psychiatric symptoms.…”