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Stella Kümmerle

3 papers in the library · 5 citations · publishing 2023-2025

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C-METTA reduces PTSD-related guilt and shame following interpersonal violence.

European Journal of Psychotraumatology December 1, 2025 Corinna Schreiber, Stella Kümmerle, Meike Müller-Engelmann

Background: PTSD patients who experienced interpersonal violence are susceptible to trauma-related guilt and shame and often show unsatisfactory treatment response. C-METTA combines cognitive techniques and loving-kindness meditation. It has shown promising effects in reducing trauma-related guilt and shame.Objective: We examined the effectiveness of C-METTA within a quasi-experimental...

The effects of a combination of cognitive interventions and loving-kindness meditations (C-METTA) on guilt, shame and PTSD symptoms: results from a pilot randomized controlled trial.

European Journal of Psychotraumatology 2024 Meike Müller-Engelmann, Luisa Bahnemann, Stella Kümmerle 5 citations

Background: Trauma-related guilt and shame are crucial for the development and maintenance of PTSD (posttraumatic stress disorder). We developed an intervention combining cognitive techniques with loving-kindness meditations (C-METTA) that specifically target these emotions. C-METTA is an intervention of six weekly individual treatment sessions followed by a four-week practice phase.Objective:...

Beyond Mindfulness Assessed by Questionnaires: The Mindful-Breathing Exercise as an Additional Approach in PTSD and Depression

Mindfulness April 1, 2023 Stella Kümmerle, Thomas Heidenreich, Meike Müller-Engelmann

Abstract Objectives Despite various methodological concerns, previous studies mainly use questionnaires to assess mindfulness. Following a multi-measurement approach, the present study aimed to evaluate the added value of an experience-sampling measure in the context of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression. Method Data were collected in a PTSD group, depression group, and control...