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WELLFOCUS PPT: Modifying positive psychotherapy for psychosis
Simon Riches1, Beate Schrank1, Tayyab Rashid2
1Health Service and Population Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London.
Psychotherapy (Chicago, Ill.)
|May 12, 2015
Summary
Positive psychotherapy (PPT) was adapted to create WELLFOCUS PPT, an 11-session group therapy designed to enhance well-being for individuals experiencing psychosis. This intervention focuses on strengths and positive experiences, differing from traditional deficit-focused approaches.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Psychiatry
- Clinical Psychology
Background:
- Positive psychotherapy (PPT) is an intervention focused on amplifying well-being, distinct from traditional deficit-focused approaches.
- Existing PPT has been validated for depression but its core processes are not typically integrated into psychosis treatment.
- There is a need for interventions that target well-being in individuals with psychosis.
Purpose of the Study:
- To adapt standard Positive Psychotherapy (PPT) into a manualized intervention for individuals experiencing psychosis.
- To develop WELLFOCUS PPT, an 11-session group therapy aimed at improving well-being in this population.
Main Methods:
- An evidence-based theoretical framework guided the modification of standard PPT.
- Modification involved a systematic review, qualitative research, expert consultation, manualization, and stakeholder review.
- The resulting intervention, WELLFOCUS PPT, is a manualized 11-session group therapy.
Main Results:
- A modified, manualized 11-session group therapy intervention, WELLFOCUS PPT, was developed.
- The intervention integrates positive psychology principles (strengths, gratitude, savoring) for individuals with psychosis.
- The modification process ensured theoretical grounding and clinical relevance.
Conclusions:
- WELLFOCUS PPT is a theory-based, manualized group intervention designed to enhance well-being for people experiencing psychosis.
- This adaptation addresses the gap in applying positive psychology principles to psychosis treatment.
- The intervention offers a novel approach focusing on strengths and well-being amplification.
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