Skills taught as part of cognitive therapy for depression help unemployed finding job

Unemployed people were more likely to land a job if they used skills commonly taught as part of cognitive therapy for depression, a new study found.
These skills included identifying negative thoughts and countering them with more positive responses and planning enjoyable activities to improve mood.
This study is the first to show that cognitive behavioral (CB) skills not only predict changes in depression symptoms, but also real-life functioning, said Daniel Strunk, co-author of the study and associate professor of psychology at The Ohio State University.

http://www.psypost.org/2016/06/depressed-work-study-suggests-skills-help-land-job-43349

 

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Note: these skills do not actually improve depression, but they make it easier to fool yourself long enough to complete a job application or an interview.

It is actually a serious problem. A really serious problem.

 

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