The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of Positive Affect Treatment (PAT) in a Spanish-speaking population. PAT is a psychotherapy specifically aimed at enhancing reward sensitivity in individuals with low positive affect (a core feature of anhedonia) in the context of depression or anxiety. Target enrollment is 12 participants with low positive affect and depression or anxiety and impaired functioning, between the ages of 18 and 65 years. Participants will complete psychiatric assessments and self-report questionnaires as part of the study. The total length of participation is around 4 months.
Age range
18 Years – 65 Years
Sex
ALL
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Client Satisfaction Questionnaire-8 (CSQ-8)
Timeframe: Post-treatment (after session 15)
Working Alliance Inventory-Short (WAI-S)
Timeframe: Post-treatment (after session 15)
Treatment Attrition
Timeframe: From enrollment to post-treatment (after session 15)
Treatment Attendance
Timeframe: From enrollment to post-treatment (after session 15)
Treatment Practice Adherence
Timeframe: From session 2 to post-treatment (after session 15)
Credibility/Expectancy Questionnaire (CEQ)
Timeframe: After session 1
Recruitment feasibility
Timeframe: From recruitment to enrollment
Positive and Negative Affect Scale - Positive Subscale (PANAS-P)
Timeframe: Screening, weekly from session 1-15, and at 1-month follow-up
Depression Anxiety Stress Scale- 21 (DASS-21)
Timeframe: Screening, weekly from session 1-15 and at 1-month follow-up