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1Department of Psychology, Trent University, Peterborough, Canada.
International Review of Psychiatry (Abingdon, England)
|October 5, 2020
Summary
The COVID-19 pandemic and the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) necessitate a new approach to mental health care. Integrative meaning therapy offers a holistic, future-oriented solution for psychotherapy, emphasizing flourishing through suffering.
Area of Science:
- Clinical Psychology
- Psychotherapy
- Mental Health
Background:
- Societal changes from COVID-19 and the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) strain current healthcare and psychotherapy models.
- Existing medical approaches to psychotherapy are insufficient to meet evolving mental health needs.
- Critique of the traditional medical model in psychotherapy.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe the negative mental health impacts of COVID-19 and 4IR.
- To propose an integrative framework for the future of psychotherapy.
- To highlight the significance of existential positive psychology (PP 2.0) and integrative meaning therapy.
Main Methods:
- Literature review and theoretical analysis.
- Critique of the medical model in psychotherapy.
- Proposal of existential positive psychology (PP 2.0) as an integrative framework.
Main Results:
- COVID-19 and 4IR have significantly impacted societal mental health.
- The medical model of psychotherapy is inadequate for current challenges.
- Existential positive psychology (PP 2.0) offers a more inclusive and integrative approach.
Conclusions:
- Integrative meaning therapy, rooted in clinical, existential, and positive psychology, represents the future of psychotherapy.
- This holistic model views individuals as bio-psycho-social-spiritual beings.
- Integrative meaning therapy incorporates diverse theoretical perspectives for diagnosis and treatment, emphasizing flourishing through suffering.
Keywords:
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