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Development of the Positive Emotions Program for Schizophrenia: An Intervention to Improve Pleasure and Motivation in
Alexandra Nguyen1, Laurent Frobert1, Iannis McCluskey2
1School of Nursing Science La Source, University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Western Switzerland , Lausanne , Switzerland.
Objectives:
The efficacy of drug-based treatments and psychological interventions on the primary negative symptoms of schizophrenia remains limited. Recent literature has distinguished negative symptoms associated with a diminished capacity to experience, from those associated with a limited capacity for expression. The positive emotions program for schizophrenia (PEPS) is a new method that specifically aims to reduce the syndrome of a diminished capacity to experience.
Methods:
The intervention's vital ingredients were identified through a literature review of emotion in schizophrenia and positive psychology. The program has been beta-tested on various groups of health-care professionals.
Results:
A detailed description of the final version of PEPS is presented here. The French version of the program is freely downloadable.
Conclusion:
PEPS is a specific, short, easy to use, group-based intervention to improve pleasure, and motivation in schizophrenia. It was built considering a recovery-oriented approach to schizophrenia.
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