Overview of measurement-based positive psychiatry

Eglit, Graham M.L.; Palmer, Barton W.; Jeste, Dilip V.

doi:10.1080/08039488.2018.1459834

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“…Positive psychology seeks to expand the scope of psychiatry to include broader aspects of mental health and well‐being with core concepts such as personal recovery, resilience, optimism and hope (Bejerholm & Roe, 2018 ; Eglit et al., 2018 ; Stoner, 2019 ). In this context, the potential for positive psychological changes following a negative event has gained substantial attention (Vries et al., 2019 ).…”

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Benefit‐finding experiences of cervical cancer survivors in rural Yunnan province, China: A qualitative study

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Cervical cancer is the most common malignancies in women. The majority of new cases and deaths occurred in low-and middle-income countries, which accounted for 86% and 88% of the new cases and deaths in the entire world, respectively (Bray et al., 2018). In recent years, the incidence and mortality rates of cervical cancer in women have sustained growth trends (Denny & Quinn, 2015;Shang-Ying et al., 2014). In China, 100,700 new cases (estimated incidence of 10.1-15.3 per 100,000 women) and 26,400 (estimated mortality rate of 2.59-2.76) deaths recorded in cancer registries (Shang-Ying et al., 2014;Shrestha et al., 2018). According to the 2018 data, which account for approximately 28% of the global new cases (National Health Commission of The People's Republic of China, 2019). China has a relatively high cervical cancer disease burden, especially in some rural areas (Lei et al., 2011;Shi et al., 2011).As we know, cancer has the characteristics of poor prognosis, long treatment cycles, many side effects, easy recurrence and so on, patients generally have different psychological problems. These include anxiety, dysphoria, fear, pessimism, depression, loneliness and despair (Dinkel & Herschbach, 2018;Vehling et al., 2012). The emergence of these psychological problems is often more serious than the impacts of the disease itself. Moreover, the various side effects caused by cervical cancer treatments, such as menopause symptoms, lower quality of sex life, hematuria, frequent micturition,

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Benefit‐finding experiences of cervical cancer survivors in rural Yunnan province, China: A qualitative study

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“…While psychiatry has traditionally focused on psychopathology and treating mental illnesses to alleviate symptoms and prevent relapse, positive psychiatry has come to the forefront over recent years [ 1 , 2 ]. Positive psychiatry, aligned with its precedent, positive psychology, seeks to expand the scope of psychiatry to include broader aspects of mental health and well-being with core concepts such as personal recovery, resilience, optimism, and hope [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]. In this context, the potential for positive psychological changes following a negative event, such as chronic illness, has gained substantial attention [ 4 ].…”

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The Benefit Finding Questionnaire (BFQ): Scale Development, Validation, and Its Psychometric Properties Among People with Mental Illness

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Benefit finding has been defined as positive life changes that result from a stressful event, such as the diagnosis of chronic illness. The present study aimed to develop a benefit finding questionnaire (BFQ) and examine its psychometric property among people with chronic mental illness in Japan. This study adopted a mixed method composed of three phases, including Phase 1: To draft the item pool and design the BFQ based on literature review and discussion among the authors, Phase 2: To revise and refine the drafted items through feedback from focus group interviews and further consideration, and Phase 3: To examine the psychometric properties of the BFQ following the questionnaire survey for people with chronic mental illness and validation of the questionnaire. In Phase 3, a cross-sectional, self-administered questionnaire survey was conducted for mental health service users. Among the 373 eligible participants, we used data from 265 respondents for the analyses (valid response rate = 71.0%). About 65% were male, and the average age was 45.3 years (SD = 12.9). Around 70% were diagnosed with schizophrenia. Factorial, concurrent, and divergent validities, as well as reliability were explored. The 21-item BFQ demonstrated good factorial validity, concurrent and divergent validities, and sufficient internal consistency reliability among people with chronic mental illness. It appears to be a useful scale to assess experience of benefit finding among people with chronic mental illness. Further large-scale research will ensure verification of the scale among people with other illnesses or difficulties.

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“…In terms of measurements, we already have access to a number of reliable and validated self-report inventories for various positive factors (Eglit et al , 2018). Self-report measures have been criticized for having both conscious (e.g.…”

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Positive psychiatry comes of age

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2018

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Positive psychiatry is the science and practice of psychiatry that focuses on psycho-bio-social study and promotion of well-being and health through enhancement of positive psychosocial factors (such as resilience, optimism, wisdom, and social support) in people with illnesses or disabilities as well as the in community at large (Jeste and Palmer, 2015). It is based on the principles that there is no health without mental health and that mental health can be improved through preventive, therapeutic, and rehabilitative interventions to augment positive psychosocial factors. Positive psychiatry is not a naïve, feel-good pseudoscience that views the world through rose-colored glasses. It is an evidence-based approach to understanding normal behavior as well as psychopathology and to improving well-being by measuring and enhancing positive psychosocial factors (Jeste et al., 2015).

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Overview of measurement-based positive psychiatry

Cited by 15 publications

References 107 publications

Benefit‐finding experiences of cervical cancer survivors in rural Yunnan province, China: A qualitative study

Benefit‐finding experiences of cervical cancer survivors in rural Yunnan province, China: A qualitative study

The Benefit Finding Questionnaire (BFQ): Scale Development, Validation, and Its Psychometric Properties Among People with Mental Illness

Positive psychiatry comes of age

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