In excess of 100 million individuals globally suffer from depression, and approximately 70-90% either doesn’t receive adequate medical depression treatment, doesn’t respond to depression treatment, or don’t have access to quality health care. Subsequently, there is a huge unmet requirement for alternative, affordable, and effective strategies for major and minor depression treatment.
Researchers evaluated the medical literature covering the success associated with PAIs depression treatment. PAIs, such as counting one’s blessings, practicing optimism, carrying out acts of kindness, and applying one’s unique strengths, “teach patients ways to increase their positive cognitions, emotions, and behaviors without professional help, ” explain the researchers.
They discuss the views associated with PAIs shown in the literature, recommend models with regard to how PAIs could ease depression and explain how it could be possible to convert the potential benefits of PAIs into clinical therapies for individuals with depressive disorders.
“This is ground-breaking work of global significance. It applies in all cultures at all times but especially in our pharmaceutically dominated culture of dependence. Because it is in many ways common sense, it is all the more important to have scientific validation and more low cost highly effective depression treatment to help people submerged in the sea of depression, “says Journal Editor Kim A. Jobst.
References:
1. Kristin Layous, Joseph Chancellor, Sonja Lyubomirsky, Lihong Wang, P. Murali Doraiswamy. Delivering Happiness: Translating Positive Psychology Intervention Research for Treating Major and Minor Depressive Disorders. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 2011; 17 (8): 675 DOI: 10.1089/acm.2011.0139
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