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Effects of a Positive Psychotherapy Program on Depression, Self-esteem, and Hope in Patients with Major Depressive Disorders

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Purpose: This study was done to verify effects of a positive psychotherapy program on depression, self-esteem, and hope in patients with major depressive disorders.Methods: A nonequivalent control group pre-post design was used.Participants were 53 people (control group=27 and experimental group=26) who were diagnosed with a major depressive disorder and received psychiatric outpatient treatment.The data were collected from July 1 to December 30, 2013.The experimental group received the positive psychotherapy program 8 times over 8 weeks.Data analysis was conducted using x 2 -test, Fisher's exact test and t-test.Results: As the result of the intervention, depression (p<.001), self-esteem (p<.001) and hope (p<.001) improved significantly in the experimental group compared to the control group.Conclusion: The results suggest that the positive psychotherapy program can be widely utilized as one of the nursing intervention programs for depressive patients.

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