Positive mental health in psychotherapy: a qualitative study from psychotherapists' perspectives.

Background: There is growing evidence in the literature on the use of positive mental health (PMH) interventions among clinical samples. This qualitative study aims to explore the definitions of PMH from psychotherapists' perspectives, and to examine views and attitudes related to the construct.

Methods: Focus group discussions were conducted with psychotherapists at a tertiary psychiatric institute.

A Qualitative Approach to Understanding the Holistic Experience of Psychotherapy Among Clients.

The study of the experience of clients across multiple service encounters (or touchpoints) is important from the perspective of service research. Despite the availability of effective psychotherapies, there exists a significant gap in the optimal delivery of such interventions in the community. Therefore, the aim of this study was to explore the experience of psychotherapy among clients integrating the before-during-after service encounters using a qualitative approach.