Bohlmeijer E, Valenkamp M, Westerhof G, Smit F, Cuijpers P
Trimbos Institute, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Aging Ment Health. 2005 Jul;9(4):302-4. doi: 10.1080/13607860500089567.
Reminiscence may help in resolving conflicts from the past and making up the balance of one's life. Life-review may be further enhanced by the creative expression of memories in stories, poems or drawings. In this way people are encouraged to create and discover metaphors, images and stories that symbolically represent the subjective and inner meaning of their lives. In this article, a new intervention, which combines reminiscence and creative expression aimed at early treatment of depression, is described. A pilot project showed that the intervention Searching for the meaning in life may generate small-sized effects in reducing depression. Additionally, it appears to generate effects of medium size in enhancing mastery. Several possible ways to improve the effectiveness of the intervention are described.
回忆往事可能有助于解决过去的冲突并弥补人生的平衡。通过在故事、诗歌或绘画中创造性地表达记忆，人生回顾可能会得到进一步加强。通过这种方式，鼓励人们创造和发现隐喻、意象和故事，这些象征着他们生活的主观和内在意义。本文描述了一种旨在早期治疗抑郁症的新干预措施，该措施将回忆往事与创造性表达相结合。一个试点项目表明，“寻找生活意义”这一干预措施在减轻抑郁方面可能产生小规模的效果。此外，它在增强掌控感方面似乎产生中等规模的效果。文中还描述了几种提高该干预措施有效性的可能方法。
