Research advances on intervention in depressive suffering: Direct Approach to the Unconscious Method in a Personal Integration Therapy

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18103/mra.v13i5.6558

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Maria Clara Jost
PhD in Psychology. Postdoctoral studies in Psychology and Phenomenological Philosophy by Federal University of Uberlândia – MG-Brazil (UFU). Affiliation with: Renate Jost de Moraes Educational and Research Institute/ Humanistic Integral Health Foundation.
Tommy Akira Goto
Professor-Doctor of psychology and philosophy. Affiliation with: Federal University of Uberlândia – MG-Brazil (UFU).
Almeida Eunides
PhD in Psychology. Postdoctoral studies in Psychology and Phenomenological Philosophy by Federal University of Uberlândia – MG-Brazil (UFU). Affiliation with: Renate Jost de Moraes Educational and Research Institute/ Humanistic Integral Health Foundation.

Abstract

Background: Depression is a severe mood disorder with a significant increase after the pandemic. Research and clinical interventions for this disorder are often polarized between biological approaches and those rooted in a biopsychosocial-spiritual framework. This study adopts the latter perspective, aligned with the Direct Approach to the Unconscious Method in a Personal Integration Therapy Method, created and developed by Jost de Moraes (1936-2013) since 1970, which presents itself as a practical-theoretical possibility of intervention and change in depressive suffering.


Aims: To verify the efficiency and effectiveness of the Direct Approach to the Unconscious Method (ADI) used in clinical psychology through Personal Integration Therapy (TIP) in individuals diagnosed with depression.


Methods: This mixed-methods study involved a sample of 341 participants. Data collection occurred in two stages: initial and final stage (10 psychotherapy sessions). The psychotherapeutic process used was the ADI/TIP Method and the Beck Depression Inventory-II was the instrument for collecting quantitative data. These data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences, the nonparametric Friedman test and the Wilcoxon tests with Bonferroni correction. Fifteen participants were selected for qualitative analysis using the Generic Change Indicators Scale (GCI).


Results: All participants (100%) demonstrated improvements, with an average reduction of 80.5% in depression scores and achieved high indicators of change in the qualitative analysis. The discussion was based on the psychological-phenomenological theory.


Conclusion: It is expected that the results of this research can contribute to advances in clinical-psychological interventions in depression and it is suggested that research be increased that meets the demands of a science that contemplates the human being in its integrality


 

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JOST, Maria Clara; GOTO, Tommy Akira; EUNIDES, Almeida. Research advances on intervention in depressive suffering: Direct Approach to the Unconscious Method in a Personal Integration Therapy. Medical Research Archives, [S.l.], v. 13, n. 5, may 2025. ISSN 2375-1924. Available at: <https://esmed.org/MRA/mra/article/view/6558>. Date accessed: 21 june 2025. doi: https://doi.org/10.18103/mra.v13i5.6558.
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