The Integrative Positive Psychological Intervention for Depression (IPPI-D).
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2019
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Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy
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Abstract
Despite the variety of empirically supported treatments for depression, many available
evidence-based treatments do not satisfactorily promote or maintain clinically
significant changes in patients. Moreover, treatments for depression have been
primarily focused on reducing patients' symptoms or deficits and less concerned with
building positive resources that seem to be of interest to depressed individuals. This
paper describes a manualized protocol of a new empirically-validated positive
psychological intervention for depression, which incorporates a balance between
hedonic and eudaimonic components and a combination of in-session exercises and
homework. The protocol is a 10-session program, in a group format, and includes
interventions that have been shown to be effective in increasing well-being or
alleviating depressive symptoms. The rationale for developing this protocol, the
underlying theoretical framework and some general guidelines for its application are
presented. Furthermore, the implications of this protocol are discussed, demonstrating
how it overcomes some of the limitations of current, evidence-based psychological
treatments for depression.
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Positive psychological interventions, Major depression, Well-being, Positive emotions, Personal strengths