The Gratitude Gallery - A Positive Psychology Intervention

University of Michigan

Status

Completed

Conditions

Depression

Anxiety

Treatments

Behavioral: taking photographs

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT04723251

HUM00177310

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will assess the feasibility and acceptability of a positive psychology intervention, The Gratitude Gallery, for increasing gratitude in adults.

The study hypothesizes that participants will find the activity feasible and acceptable and complete the intervention as directed. The project also hypothesizes that those that complete the intervention will show an increase in self-reported gratitude, as well as a decrease in symptoms of anxiety and depression.

Enrollment

13 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 65 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Able to read/understand English and give consent
Owns a smart phone capable of taking pictures
Willing and able to comply with all aspects of study procedures
PHQ-9 score greater or equal to 5 but less or equal to 14 with no suicidal ideation
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD-7) score greater or equal to 0 but less or equal to 9
No plan to initiate a new program that could increase positive affect during the study period (e.g., psychotherapy, new exercise regimen, meditation classes)
If on medication then stable (at least 3 months) on dose or not on medication

Exclusion criteria

Having a psychotic disorder active suicidality or severe depressive or anxiety symptoms
Other factors that at the discretion of the investigators that would adversely affect study participation