Positive Psychotherapy (PPT after Peseschkian, since 1977)™

Positive Psychotherapy is a psychodynamic, humanistic, transcultural therapeutic method with documented clinical applications and empirical support, developed by psychiatrist Nossrat Peseschkian and first systematically described in 1977 (Peseschkian, 1977).
 
In 2006, an intervention termed “positive psychotherapy” was introduced within the framework of positive psychology (Seligman, Rashid, & Parks, 2006), focusing on character strengths and well-being. Although the approaches share the same term, they are based on different theoretical foundations and therapeutic frameworks.

In this presentation/publication, “Positive Psychotherapy” refers to Peseschkian’s approach unless otherwise specified.

References:
Peseschkian, N. (1977). Positive Psychotherapie: Theorie und Praxis einer neuen Methode.       Fischer. First English edition: Peseschkian, N. (1987). Positive psychotherapy: Theory and practice of a new method. Springer.

Seligman, M. E. P., Rashid, T., & Parks, A. C. (2006). Positive psychotherapy. American Psychologist, 61(8), 774–788. https://doi.org/10.1037/0003-066X.61.8.774