The British journal of clinical psychology
May 1, 2025
Bryan J Stiles, Aslıhan İmamoğlu, Tate F Halverson et al.
Using daily life methods, the present study investigated the impact of Integrated Coping Awareness Therapy (I-CAT), which includes mindfulness and positive psychological interventions, versus treatment-as-usual (TAU) on improving daily affective well-being. Among I-CAT participants only, we also examined the time-varying effect of daily I-CAT skill practice on daily affective well-being. Data...
Schizophrenia Research
July 1, 2011
David P Johnson, David L Penn, Barbara L. Fredrickson et al.
This pilot study examined loving-kindness meditation (LKM) with 18 participants with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders and significant negative symptoms. Findings indicate that the intervention was feasible and associated with decreased negative symptoms and increased positive emotions and psychological recovery.
Clinical Psychology Review
November 1, 2010
Eric L Garland, Barbara L. Fredrickson, Ann M. Kring et al.
This review integrates Fredrickson's broaden-and-build theory of positive emotions with advances in affective neuroscience regarding plasticity in the neural circuitry of emotions to inform the treatment of emotion deficits within psychopathology. We first present a body of research showing that positive emotions broaden cognition and behavioral repertoires, and in so doing, build durable...
Journal of Clinical Psychology
March 6, 2009
David P. Johnson, David L Penn, Barbara L. Fredrickson et al.
158 citations
In this article, we describe the clinical applicability of loving-kindness meditation (LKM) to individuals suffering from schizophrenia-spectrum disorders with persistent negative symptoms. LKM may have potential for reducing negative symptoms such as anhedonia, avolition, and asociality while enhancing factors consistent with psychological recovery such as hope and purpose in life. Case...