WELLFOCUS PPT: modifying positive psychotherapy for psychosis
Positive psychotherapy (PPT) is an established psychological intervention initially validated with people experiencing symptoms of depression. PPT is a positive psychology intervention, an academic discipline which has developed somewhat separately from psychotherapy and focuses on amplifying wellbe...
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| author | Riches, Simon Schrank, Beate Rashid, Tayyab Slade, Mike |
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| description | Positive psychotherapy (PPT) is an established psychological intervention initially validated with people experiencing symptoms of depression. PPT is a positive psychology intervention, an academic discipline which has developed somewhat separately from psychotherapy and focuses on amplifying wellbeing rather than ameliorating deficit. The processes targeted in PPT (e.g. strengths, forgiveness, gratitude, savouring) are not emphasised in traditional psychotherapy approaches to psychosis. The goal in modifying PPT is to develop a new clinical approach to helping people experiencing psychosis. An evidence-based theoretical framework was therefore used to modify 14-session standard PPT into a manualised intervention, called WELLFOCUS PPT, which aims to improve wellbeing for people with psychosis. Informed by a systematic review and qualitative research, modification was undertaken in four stages: qualitative study, expert consultation, manualisation and stake-holder review. The resulting WELLFOCUS PPT is a theory-based 11-session manualised group therapy. |
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| spelling | nottingham-315872020-05-04T20:03:48Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/31587/ WELLFOCUS PPT: modifying positive psychotherapy for psychosis Riches, Simon Schrank, Beate Rashid, Tayyab Slade, Mike Positive psychotherapy (PPT) is an established psychological intervention initially validated with people experiencing symptoms of depression. PPT is a positive psychology intervention, an academic discipline which has developed somewhat separately from psychotherapy and focuses on amplifying wellbeing rather than ameliorating deficit. The processes targeted in PPT (e.g. strengths, forgiveness, gratitude, savouring) are not emphasised in traditional psychotherapy approaches to psychosis. The goal in modifying PPT is to develop a new clinical approach to helping people experiencing psychosis. An evidence-based theoretical framework was therefore used to modify 14-session standard PPT into a manualised intervention, called WELLFOCUS PPT, which aims to improve wellbeing for people with psychosis. Informed by a systematic review and qualitative research, modification was undertaken in four stages: qualitative study, expert consultation, manualisation and stake-holder review. The resulting WELLFOCUS PPT is a theory-based 11-session manualised group therapy. American Psychological Association 2016-03 Article PeerReviewed Riches, Simon, Schrank, Beate, Rashid, Tayyab and Slade, Mike (2016) WELLFOCUS PPT: modifying positive psychotherapy for psychosis. Psychotherapy, 53 (1). pp. 68-77. ISSN 1939-1536 Positive psychotherapy; positive psychology; manualised complex intervention; psychosis; wellbeing http://psycnet.apa.org/psycinfo/2015-20591-001/ doi:10.1037/pst0000013 doi:10.1037/pst0000013 |
| spellingShingle | Positive psychotherapy; positive psychology; manualised complex intervention; psychosis; wellbeing Riches, Simon Schrank, Beate Rashid, Tayyab Slade, Mike WELLFOCUS PPT: modifying positive psychotherapy for psychosis |
| title | WELLFOCUS PPT: modifying positive psychotherapy for psychosis |
| title_full | WELLFOCUS PPT: modifying positive psychotherapy for psychosis |
| title_fullStr | WELLFOCUS PPT: modifying positive psychotherapy for psychosis |
| title_full_unstemmed | WELLFOCUS PPT: modifying positive psychotherapy for psychosis |
| title_short | WELLFOCUS PPT: modifying positive psychotherapy for psychosis |
| title_sort | wellfocus ppt: modifying positive psychotherapy for psychosis |
| topic | Positive psychotherapy; positive psychology; manualised complex intervention; psychosis; wellbeing |
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