COVID-19 Outbreak and Depression in the Framework of Emotional Focused Therapy Approach

Abstract

Emotion focused therapy approach is a holistic approach whose effectiveness on depression treatment compared to other approaches has been proven by various studies. Emotion-focused therapy aims at realizing, understanding, expressing, regulating, re-meaning, and transforming emotions. With the virus epidemic called New Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), which deeply affected the whole world, there has been an increase in depression symptoms associated with this epidemic. According to the emotion-focused therapy approach, it is important to manage the effects of depression. Problems with emotion regulation can cause depressive moods and dysfunctional behaviors. Accordingly, in this study, a systematic review was conducted on emotions and depression and the emotion-focused therapy of depression in the COVID-19 outbreak.

Keywords

• depression
• emotions
• emotion focused therapy
• covid-19