Development of the Self-Directed <i>TRANSCEND Suffering</i> Workbook Intervention: A Population Health Psychology Approach for 'Everyday' Suffering.

ABSTRACT: The discipline of psychology has long been interested in understanding human suffering and identifying suitable approaches for effectively managing it. Although there are many clinical models invoking different philosophical worldviews and therapeutic approaches for addressing suffering, they typically require trained professionals and, therefore, are not widely accessible to the general population. Empirical evidence suggests that even 'everyday' experiences of suffering in nonclinical populations can negatively impact mental health and well-being, which has ushered in calls for a population health psychology approach by developing accessible, affordable, and scalable interventions that attend to the experience of suffering. As a response to such calls, we developed the TRANSCEND Suffe

SUBMITTER: Cowden RG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12024454 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature