Shirley Yen, Megan L Ranney, Maya Krek, Jessica R Peters, Ethan H Mereish, Katherine M Tezanos, Christopher W Kahler, Joel Solomon, Courtney Beard, Anthony Spirito
The objective of this study was to examine the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effects of an intervention, Skills to Enhance Positivity (STEP) that aims to increase attention to positive emotions and experiences and to decrease suicidal events. STEP involves four in-person individual sessions delivered during an inpatient psychiatric admission, followed by one month of weekly phone calls and daily text messages with mood monitoring and skills practice. A pilot randomized controlled trial of STEP vs...
2020: Journal of Positive Psychology