Group treatment of depression and withdrawal at a day-treatment center.
This article presents a group treatment for depression and withdrawal for a day-treatment population. Patients chose potentially pleasurable activities to engage in outside the center each week. Multiple imagery trials and group sharing were used to evoke and amplify pleasurable emotional responses. The procedure is presented in detail. Patients responded with a 64% performance of new pleasurable activities and with an improved mood within the sessions.
D001900:Boston; D003631:Day Care, Medical; D003863:Depression / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group