A multicomponent positive psychology group intervention for people with severe psychiatric conditions
Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the efficacy of a theory-driven multicomponent positive psychology intervention to improve well-being for individuals with severe psychiatric conditions in comparison to treatment as usual. This intervention moves away from the traditional psychiatric...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2022 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM) |
| Repositorio: | Docta Complutense |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/130249 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/130249 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | 615.851 Randomized controlled trial Positive psychology Well-being Recovery Severe psychiatric conditions Psicoterapia (Psicología) 6103.07 Psicoterapia 6103.04 Terapia de Grupo |
| Sumario: | Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the efficacy of a theory-driven multicomponent positive psychology intervention to improve well-being for individuals with severe psychiatric conditions in comparison to treatment as usual. This intervention moves away from the traditional psychiatric perspectives that focused on symptoms and deficits, promoting a broader view of outcomes such as non-critical self-acceptance, strengths, and positive relationships with others, among other things. Method: A two-arm randomized and outcome-blinded trial with pre-post and 6-month follow-up evaluations was conducted to assess the efficacy of the intervention. A total of 141 participants were allocated to either the experimental condition or the waiting-list group receiving their treatment as usual. A mixed-effect model was used to examine the efficacy of the intervention and a repeated-measures Student's t-test for the follow-up effectiveness analysis. Results: The intervention protocol was highly acceptable for participants, showing very high participant satisfaction as well as good attendance and adherence rates. At the end of the group therapy, participants reported a significant improvement in self-acceptance and environmental mastery and, these changes were maintained in the follow-up assessment after 6 months. Conclusions and Implications for Practice: The results of this randomised control trial provide further evidence supporting that positive psychology approaches can be a powerful complementary strategy to promote more comprehensive psychiatric rehabilitation services for people with severe psychiatric conditions. |
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