Single-session psychotherapy for depression: is it better to focus on problems or solutions?

Sundstrom, Sara Murphy

doi:10.31274/rtd-180813-9625

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“…We believed that SFBT could be a beneficial therapeutic option for depressed prelocutive deaf persons for several reasons. As mentioned previously, SFBT has shown promising results in the treatment of depression (Linssen, 2003;Knekt & Lindfors, 2004;Lee, Greene, Mentzer, Pinnell, & Niles, 2001;Sundstrom, 1993). It is a brief treatment that is simple and teachable.…”

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Solution-Focused Therapy with Depressed Deaf Persons

Estrada

Beyebach

2007

Journal of Family Psychotherapy

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In this study, we present encouraging preliminary results on the application of solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT) to a special population. In a multiple case design, solution-focused therapy was used to treat three profoundly prelocutive deaf persons suffering from depression. The level of depression was assessed using a carefully validated adaptation of the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II); the treatment was manualized, and treatment integrity was assessed throughout all the therapy sessions. In all three cases, the BDI scores improved significantly; clients moved out of the clinical range. Therapy was brief, ranging from four to eight sessions over a maximum of 4.5 months. Limitations of the study and future implications are also discussed.

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“…The first to utilize a randomized experimental design was the Sundstrom (1993) study, which compared a single session of SFBT with a single session of Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depression in the treatment of 40 depressed female college students. No significant differences between the two treatments were found.…”

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Solution-Focused Therapy with Depressed Deaf Persons

Estrada

Beyebach

2007

Journal of Family Psychotherapy

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“…Other research on SFBT has been completed testing clients’ level of depression pre‐ and posttreatment. Sundstrom (1993) conducted an experimental research study testing to see if SFBT faired better than Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depression (IPT) for the treatment of depression. Results from this study found that clients in both groups did significantly better after treatment.…”

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Solution‐Focused Group Therapy for Level 1 Substance Abusers

Smock

Trepper

Wetchler

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J Marital Family Therapy

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The present study compared solution-focused group therapy (SFGT) with a traditional problem-focused treatment for level 1 substance abusers. Outcome research on the effectiveness of solution-focused group therapy is minimal, especially in treating substance abusers. In the present study, clients were measured before and after treatment to determine therapeutic effectiveness. Clients in the solution-focused group significantly improved on both the Beck Depression Inventory and the Outcome Questionnaire. The clients in the comparison group did not improve significantly on either measure. Therapist skill level and adherence to theoretical models were measured in each group to reduce confounding variables.

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“…Following a rigorous process of selection, Gingerich and Eisengart identified 15 controlled studies of SFBT and further divided these papers into three groups based upon a set of criteria as to the adequacy of controls employed. Gingerich & Eisengart (2000) identified five well‐controlled studies; these were in the areas of depression in college students (Sundstrom 1994), parenting skills (Zimmerman et al . 1996), rehabilitation of orthopaedic patients (Cockburn et al .…”

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The integration of solution‐focused brief therapy principles in nursing: a literature review

Ferraz

Wellman

2008

Psychiatric Ment Health Nurs

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The ongoing movement from institutional care to community-orientated care has gradually spread around the developed world. This shift in the philosophy of care has resulted in a reduction in the length of inpatient admissions and contributed to a decline in the number of inpatient beds. This literature review seeks to establish the suitability and relevance of solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT) to mental health nursing practice, with particular emphasis being given to acute inpatient settings. Databases searched for published material in English between 1980 and 2006 were: Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature; MEDLINE; Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts; Sociological abstracts; and social service abstracts. Search terms included: SFBT and solution-focused approaches. Only nine papers from the original 203 citations met the inclusion criteria and were thus reviewed. These papers indicated that SFBT constitutes an appropriate set of techniques for use in mental health nursing particularly where staff have relatively brief contact with patients. Preliminary data suggest that SFBT is congruent with the philosophical underpinning of contemporary mental health nursing. However, its clinical utility and effectiveness is not well established and methodologically rigorous studies are urgently needed to determine the appropriateness and effectiveness of such approach to nursing practice.

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Single-session psychotherapy for depression: is it better to focus on problems or solutions?

Cited by 17 publications

References 109 publications

Solution-Focused Therapy with Depressed Deaf Persons

Solution-Focused Therapy with Depressed Deaf Persons

Solution‐Focused Group Therapy for Level 1 Substance Abusers

The integration of solution‐focused brief therapy principles in nursing: a literature review

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