Purpose: This study aimed to preliminarily explore the psychological transformation effected by a newly developed intervention program for facilitating benefit finding among individuals with chronic mental illness in Japan.
Design and methods: An intervention study with three weekly group sessions was implemented, and qualitative data on the participants' experience of benefit finding were obtained by a questionnaire survey and analyzed using content analysis technique.
Findings: Of the 31 participants, 23 responded that they realized some sort of benefit finding through the intervention.
Practice implications: The program component in question may contribute to enhanced benefit finding for people with chronic mental illness while longitudinal studies involving more participants are desirable.
Keywords: Benefit finding; intervention study; mental disorders; positive psychology; recovery.
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