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...
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:...
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...
Hintergrund: Angst- und Ohnmachtsgefühle wurden lange als zentrale Emotionen der PTBS betrachtet. Neuere Forschungsergebnisse legen jedoch nahe, dass insbesondere nach interpersonellen Gewalterfahrungen Schuld- und Schamgefühle eine entscheidende Rolle für die Entstehung und Aufrechterhaltung einer PTBS spielen. Metta-Meditationen (deutsch: Liebende Güte) zielen darauf ab, sich selbst und...