Experience sampling-based personalized feedback and positive affect: a randomized controlled trial in depressed patients

Positive affect (PA) plays a crucial role in the development, course, and recovery of depression. Recently, we showed that a therapeutic application of the experience sampling method (ESM), consisting of feedback focusing on PA in daily life, was associated with a decrease in depressive symptoms. Th...

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Veröffentlicht in:PLoS One 2015, Vol.10 (6)
Hauptverfasser: Hartmann, Jessica A, Wichers, Marieke, Menne-Lothmann, Claudia, Kramer, Ingrid, Viechtbauer, Wolfgang, Peeters, Frenk, Schruers, Koen R.J, van Bemmel, Alex L, Myin-Germeys, Inez, Delespaul, Philippe, van Os, Jim, Simons, Claudia J.P
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Zusammenfassung:Positive affect (PA) plays a crucial role in the development, course, and recovery of depression. Recently, we showed that a therapeutic application of the experience sampling method (ESM), consisting of feedback focusing on PA in daily life, was associated with a decrease in depressive symptoms. The present study investigated whether the experience of PA increased during the course of this intervention.
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203