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eBEfree: Combining Psychoeducation, Mindfulness, and Self-Compassion in an App-...

To develop and test the effectiveness of the eBEfree program, a 12-session app-based version of a previously tested psychological intervention (BEfree) that combines psycho-education, self-compassion, mindfulness, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to reduce binge-eating symptoms. Two-hundred participants with recurrent elevated binge-eating symptoms and a higher body weight were enrolled in a remote paralle...

Efficacy and cost-effectiveness of an ACT and compassion-based intervention for...

Breast cancer is the most diagnosed cancer in women worldwide and carries a considerable psychosocial burden. Interventions based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and compassion-based approaches show promise in improving adjustment and quality of life in people with cancer. The Mind programme is an integrative ACT and compassion-based intervention tailored for women with breast cancer, which aims to p...

Therapeutic benefits of a 16-week compassion focused therapy for overeating are...

Objective: Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) has shown promise in reducing shame and self- criticism and enhancing compassion in individuals with eating difficulties. However, the neurophysiological mechanisms, particularly those related to learning, are not well understood. This longitudinal study investigated the neurophysiological effects of an online CFT for overeating (CFT- OE) using functional magnetic res...

Origanum vulgare subsp. virens (Hoffmanns. & Link) Bonnier & Layens Essential O...

ABSTRACT: Essential oils (EOs) from the leaves of Origanum vulgare subsp. virens (Hoffmanns. & Link) Bonnier & Layens, representing three chemotypes—thymol-rich, carvacrol-rich, and a mixed thymol–carvacrol type—were chemically characterized and comparatively assessed for their antifungal, insecticidal, and enzyme-inhibitory activities. This integrated approach provides a comparative assessment of all three che...

BI-REAL: A 12-session DBT skills group intervention adapted for bipolar disorde...

International guidelines endorse psychological treatment for Bipolar Disorder (BD); however, the absence of a recognised gold-standard intervention requires further research. A Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) skills group intervention with 12 sessions was developed. This pilot randomised controlled trial (RCT) aims to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and outcomes variance of Bi-REAL – Respond Effect...

Does self-compassion protect adolescents with non-suicidal self-injury from dev...

Background: Adolescence is a vulnerable developmental stage for the onset of non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) and borderline features, which are related psychological phenomena. Self-compassion reflects a sensitivity to own suffering and a motivation to relieve it, consisting of a more positive and beneficial self-to-self relationship. The aim of the present study was to test the effect of self-compassion betwee...

Validation of the Bipolar Recovery Questionnaire for the Portuguese Population:...

Introduction: The paradigm in mental health care is progressively moving towards a recovery-focused perspective. Thus, there is a need for validated instruments to measure recovery in bipolar disorder (BD). The Bipolar Recovery Questionnaire (BRQ) is the most used instrument to assess it. The aim of this study was to translate and perform a cross-cultural adaptation of the BRQ to European Portuguese (PT-PT) and...

Reply to 'Imbalance of threat and soothing systems in fibromyalgia: rephrasing ...

Reply to: Hypothetical model ignores many important pathophysiologic mechanisms...

Cognitive–behavioural therapy as a comprehensive treatment for personality diso...