Group therapy for university students: A randomized control trial of dialectical behavior therapy and positive psychotherapy

Uliaszek, Amanda A.; Rashid, Tayyab; Williams, Gregory E.; Gulamani, Tahira

doi:10.1016/j.brat.2015.12.003

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“…Of the 101 articles identified for full text review, 30 controlled studies were included. The 30 studies comprised 33 comparisons for wellbeing, 26 comparisons for depression, 14 comparisons for anxiety and 6 comparisons for stress [ 40 – 69 ]. Fourteen studies were conducted in the United States, three each in Iran, Canada, and Spain, two each in the United Kingdom and Italy, and one each in Australia, Germany, and Taiwan.…”

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The effect of positive psychology interventions on well-being and distress in clinical samples with psychiatric or somatic disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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BackgroundAlthough positive psychology interventions (PPIs) show beneficial effects on mental health in non-clinical populations, the current literature is inconclusive regarding its effectiveness in clinical settings. We aimed to examine the effects of PPIs on well-being (primary outcome), depression, anxiety, and stress (secondary outcomes) in clinical samples with psychiatric or somatic disorders.MethodsA systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted following PRISMA guidelines. PsycINFO, PubMed, and Scopus were searched for controlled studies of PPIs in clinical samples between Jan 1, 1998 and May 31, 2017. Methodological quality of each study was rated. We used Hedges’ adjusted g to calculate effect sizes and pooled results using random-effect models.ResultsThirty studies were included, representing 1864 patients with clinical disorders. At post-intervention, PPIs showed significant, small effect sizes for well-being (Hedges’ g = 0.24) and depression (g = 0.23) compared to control conditions when omitting outliers. Significant moderate improvements were observed for anxiety (g = 0.36). Effect sizes for stress were not significant. Follow-up effects (8–12 weeks), when available, yielded similar effect sizes. Quality of the studies was low to moderate.ConclusionThese findings indicate that PPIs, wherein the focus is on eliciting positive feelings, cognitions or behaviors, not only have the potential to improve well-being, but can also reduce distress in populations with clinical disorders. Given the growing interest for PPIs in clinical settings, more high quality research is warranted as to determine the effectiveness of PPIs in clinical samples.Trial registrationPROSPERO CRD42016037451Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (10.1186/s12888-018-1739-2) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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“…In 20 studies, PPIs were compared to treatment as usual or an active control condition, such as supportive psychotherapy [ 44 ], cognitive behavioral therapy [ 47 ], dialectical behavior therapy [ 69 ] or mood monitoring [ 57 ]. Ten studies compared PPIs to a no intervention/waitlist condition.…”

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The effect of positive psychology interventions on well-being and distress in clinical samples with psychiatric or somatic disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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“…On the contrary, for patients who are reluctant to experience positive emotions (Gilbert et al, 2012) or for those whom positive exercises are perceived as 'trivial', perhaps PPI should not be a front-line strategy or should be adapted. Otherwise, the credibility of the intervention could be compromised which, consequently, would lead to high dropout rates (Uliaszek, Rashid, Williams, & Gulamani, 2016). To minimize participants' possible misconceptions, our IPPI program made sure to present a credible rationale for its aims and strategies in its first module.…”

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The Integrative Positive Psychological Intervention for Depression (IPPI-D)

Chaves

López‐Gómez

Hervás

et al. 2019

J Contemp Psychother

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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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“…In a similar case, long‐term evaluations with interactional psychotherapies using validated instruments in individual therapy are also scarce. However, there are two meta‐analyses which indicate that long‐term interactional therapy offers an advantage in the treatment of the personality and complex mental disorders compared with short‐term therapies (Leichsenring & Rabung, ; Shedler, ; Uliaszek, Rashid, Williams, & Gulamani, ).…”

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Effects of group psychotherapy on depressive and anxious symptoms, self‐esteem and social adaptation in college students

Mejías

Jurado

Tafoya

et al. 2019

Couns and Psychother Res

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Objective To evaluate the changes in anxious and depressive symptomatology, self‐esteem and social adaptation in college students who attended group psychotherapy for 6 months. Method A quasi‐experimental, one‐group pretest–post‐test design was utilised. The effect of group psychotherapy on the symptoms of anxiety, depression, self‐esteem and social adjustment was evaluated in 41 college students, with depressive‐anxious disorders as principal diagnoses. For six months, they were treated with interactional‐type psychotherapy and with pharmacological treatment if necessary. Results Significant improvements were found in depressive symptoms (p = .0001), state anxiety (p = .001), self‐esteem evaluated with the Coopersmith Self‐Esteem Inventory (p = .039) and with the Rosenberg Self‐Esteem Scale (p = .024) and social adaptation (p = .013). No effect was observed by gender or by adding pharmacological treatment. Conclusions Group psychotherapy may be useful in reducing depressive and anxious symptoms, and improving self‐esteem and social adaptation.

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Group therapy for university students: A randomized control trial of dialectical behavior therapy and positive psychotherapy

Cited by 69 publications

References 27 publications

The effect of positive psychology interventions on well-being and distress in clinical samples with psychiatric or somatic disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis

The effect of positive psychology interventions on well-being and distress in clinical samples with psychiatric or somatic disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis

The Integrative Positive Psychological Intervention for Depression (IPPI-D)

Effects of group psychotherapy on depressive and anxious symptoms, self‐esteem and social adaptation in college students

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