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Experimentally Investigating Three Different Approaches for Increasing Help-Seeking Among People with Depression: Mental Time Travel, Savoring, and Narrative Transportation

Friday, May 22, 2020 · Virtual

Oral · Social

Increasing help-seeking among people with depression can be challenging, as some attempts have backfired. This symposium presents results of investigations seeking to increase help-seeking among this population. Presentation #1 assessed the effectiveness of mental time travel; Presentation #2 sought to induce positive affect through savoring; Presentation #3 utilized narrative transportation.

Chairs & Discussants

  • Jason SiegelChair
    Claremont Graduate University

Presentations

  1. Back from the Future: Increasing Help-Seeking Among People with Depression By Self-Distancing Using Mental Time TravelSara Hollar, Jason Siegel
  2. An Extension of the Savoring Approach to Seeking Help for Depression: Reducing Self-Focus through a Writing Task and Savoring PSATasha Straszewski, Jason Siegel
  3. Increasing Help-Seeking Among People with Depression through the Use of Narrative TransportationRachelle Webb, Jason Siegel