TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - The effects of logotherapy on meaning in life, depression, hopelessness, and suicidal ideation, in patients with depression: An intervention study
JO  - Perspectives in psychiatric care
A1  - Sun, Fan-Ko
A1  - Chiu, Nien-Mu
A1  - Yao, YuChun
A1  - Wu, Ming-Kung
A1  - Hung, Chi-Fa
A1  - Chen, Chien-Chih
A1  - Lee, Yung-Hsuan
A1  - Chiang, Chun-Ying
SP  - 1891
EP  - 1899
VL  - 58
IS  - 4
N2  - PURPOSE: To evaluate the efficacy of logotherapy on meaning in life, depression, hopelessness, and suicide ideation in patients with depression.  DESIGN AND METHODS: A quasi-experimental approach was used and 86 participants were recruited from a psychiatric department in Taiwan. The experimental group received logotherapy for 12 weeks. The control group received depression education as usual.  FINDINGS: The results revealed significant differences between and within the groups for meaning in life, depression, hopelessness, and suicide ideation.  PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Logotherapy was an effective method for increasing meaning in life, reducing the degree of depression, hopelessness, and suicidal ideation for patients with depression.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0031-5990
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ppc.13003
ID  - ref1
ER  -