Study shows combining joyful activities with ‘savoring’ therapy shows positive mental health results among young people

With rates of depression rising among young people on university campuses, a team of SMU researchers found that combining two different therapeutic approaches demonstrated effectiveness in improving students’ overall mental health. Their findings show that students receiving behavioral activation (BA) therapy augmented with savoring (S) experienced improvements in positive and negative mood. Behavioral activation is a therapeutic approach that alleviates depression by increasing engagement in meaningful activities, while savoring focuses on increasing one’s capacity to savor enjoyable experiences. The research team found favorable results in their participants who used the Read More