Positive Affect Treatment
About this episode
The episode discusses Positive Affect Treatment, a new therapy focusing on positive actions to combat depression and enhance joy.
A lot of things in life focus on minimizing a number of negative things. Some of those are very good. Recently, there has been a lot being written about a new kind of therapy that deals with depression that focuses on positive paths to joy. It is called PAT, Positive Affect Treatment. It focuses on doing positive things that can help treat mental health challenges. I like that idea. In all of life, I think it is more healing and effective to focus on positive things that lead to more po...
People in this episode
Host: John Ed Mathison
Topics covered
- mental health
- positive psychology
- therapy
- depression
- joy
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Positive Affect Treatment
More episodes of Daily Got a Minute Message with John Ed
- Little Mistakes, Big Consequences
- Timekeeping
- The Most Important Certainty
- Sin Challenges
- Blueberry and Meadow
- Outstanding Plays
Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Daily Got a Minute Message with John Ed podcast page.