@inbook{89c99cb521f34b09a51e2051a5cb6f57,
title = "Well-Being Therapy for Depression",
abstract = "Well-being therapy (WBT) is a short-term psychotherapeutic strategy, based on the technique of self-observation via the use of a structured diary and the guide of a therapist, with the goal of increasing psychological well-being, thus reaching euthymia and a balance among psychic forces. WBT showed to be suitable for application in residual symptoms of unipolar and bipolar depression, since the sequential combination with cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) led to a decrease in the relapse rate of recurrent depression. WBT also showed clinical utility in the treatment of cyclothymia, which represents one of the stages of bipolar disorder. Further, WBT seems to have efficacy in treatment-resistant depression and in case of withdrawal syndromes (in particular the so-called persistent post-withdrawal disorder) following antidepressant decrease, switch or discontinuation. In brief, WBT is a rather new but promising therapeutic strategy in the management of unipolar and bipolar depression. This chapter offers an overview of WBT possible applications.",
keywords = "Bipolar depression, Major depression, Psychotherapy, Residual symptom, Unipolar depression, Well-being therapy, Humans, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy/methods, Bipolar Disorder/therapy psychology, Depression/therapy psychology, Antidepressive Agents/therapeutic use, Treatment Outcome",
author = "Sara Romanazzo and Fiammetta Cosci",
year = "2024",
month = jan,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1007/978-981-97-4402-2_14",
language = "English",
isbn = "978-981-97-4401-5",
volume = "1456",
series = "Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology",
publisher = "Springer Singapore",
pages = "273--290",
editor = "Yong-Ku Kim",
booktitle = "Recent Advances and Challenges in the Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder",
address = "Singapore",
edition = "1",
}