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This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of solution‐focused group therapy (SFGT) for psychological distress and mild to moderate depression in a routine clinical practice setting.

A naturalistic pre/post‐study involving 132 mental health service users was carried out. Clients received seven structured sessions of SFGT, and pre‐therapy self‐report scores (Spanish brief version of Beck Depression Inventory and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale) were compared with post‐therapy scores. Additional data on effectiveness of intervention (discharges, clients returning for help and dropout rate) were analysed at 6, 12, and 24 months after initiating intervention and compared with a control sample (132 mental health service users, frequency‐matched by local health board, clinical diagnosis, and gender to the group intervention) receiving usual care (UC: Psychotropic medication …