On World Mental Health Day in October 2007, the UK government announced a large-scale
initiative for Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) for depression and anxiety …

Background Psychological therapy is effective for symptoms of mental distress, but many
groups with high levels of mental distress face significant barriers in terms of access to care …

Objective Positive psychotherapy (PPT) aims at increasing positive affect, meaning and
engagement. We aimed to synthesise the available evidence on PPT efficacy. Design We …

Background The UK government committed to legislating for Advance Choice
Documents/Advance Statements (ACD/AS) following their recommendation by the …

Extensive research on Positive Psychology Interventions (PPIs)—defined as activities that
focus on promoting positive feelings, thoughts, or behaviour (Sin and Lyubomirsky, 2009) …

Introduction Individuals from Black and Asian Minority Ethnic (BAME) groups are less likely
to receive a diagnosis and to engage with treatment for depression. This review aims to …

Patients and referrers are increasingly seeking effective psychological treatments for
depression as an alternative or adjunct to antidepressant medication. This paper describes …

Background Guidelines for the treatment and management of 'personality disorders' have
been introduced to provide guidance on best practice based on evidence and views of key …

Meta-analyses indicate the efficacy of positive psychology interventions in promoting well-
being. But, despite accumulating empirical and anecdotal evidence of these interventions' …

A systematic review was conducted. So, electronic database including CINAHL, Embase,
MEDLINE, Pubmed, Scopus and Cochrane‐Central were explored in January 2017 and in …