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Abstract Background Chronic medical illnesses significantly and negatively affect the quality of life of individuals who suffer them and...

Effectiveness of the Internet Attachment-Based Compassion Therapy (iABCT) to improve the quality of life and well-being in a population with chronic medical illness: A study protocol of a randomized controlled trial (SPIRIT compliant)

Abstract Background Chronic medical illnesses significantly and negatively affect the quality of life of individuals who suffer them and...

Abstract Introduction Depressive, anxiety and adjustment disorders are highly prevalent among mental health outpatients. The lack of funding for...

Attachment-based compassion therapy and adapted mindfulness-based stress reduction for the treatment of depressive, anxious and adjustment disorders in mental health settings: a randomised controlled clinical trial protocol

Abstract Introduction Depressive, anxiety and adjustment disorders are highly prevalent among mental health outpatients. The lack of funding for...

Abstract Fibromyalgia (FM) is a disabling syndrome characterized by chronic pain associated with fatigue. Its pathogenesis is unknown, but...

Effects of attachment-based compassion therapy (ABCT) on brain-derived neurotrophic factor and low-grade inflammation among fibromyalgia patients: A randomized controlled trial

Abstract Fibromyalgia (FM) is a disabling syndrome characterized by chronic pain associated with fatigue. Its pathogenesis is unknown, but...

Abstract Background: Compassion-based interventions delivered over the internet are showing promising results for the promotion of psychological health and...

Feasibility of the Internet Attachment–Based Compassion Therapy in the General Population: Protocol for an Open-Label Uncontrolled Pilot Trial

Abstract Background: Compassion-based interventions delivered over the internet are showing promising results for the promotion of psychological health and...

Abstract Objective Understanding how different psychotherapies produce their effect can lead to identifying mechanisms of change that could be...

Assessing mindfulness and self-compassion facets as mediators of change in patients with depressive, anxious and adjustment disorders: Secondary data analysis of a randomized controlled trial

Abstract Objective Understanding how different psychotherapies produce their effect can lead to identifying mechanisms of change that could be...