Effects of Positive Psychotherapy for People with Psychosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

This study evaluates positive psychotherapy's effects on the well-being and psychiatric symptoms of people with psychosis. A systematic search was conducted using 10 electronic databases according to Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. A meta-analysis was performed using the R 4.2.0 program to estimate the effect size. Seventeen studies were included in the systematic review and 14 in meta-analysis. Positive psychotherapy for people with psychosis had significant effects on subjective and psychological well-being and psychiatric symptoms. Further, country, age, and session were significant moderators. Thus, positive psychotherapy improves the well-being and psychiatric symptoms of people with psychosis.