Journal of dual diagnosis
April 1, 2025
Erica Eaton, Christy Capone, Shannon Reese et al.
2 citations
Objective: This study evaluates the feasibility and acceptability of delivering Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) to veterans with moral injury and co-occurring PTSD and substance use disorder (PTSD-SUD). Methods: Veterans (N = 26; M age = 50.92; 100% male) were recruited for an 8-week MSC group. Participants completed measures of self-compassion, guilt, shame, PTSD, and substance use outcomes at...
JAMA dermatology
June 1, 2023
Sanae Kishimoto, Norio Watanabe, Yosuke Yamamoto et al.
Importance: Quality of life (QOL) of patients with atopic dermatitis (AD) is reported to be the lowest among skin diseases. To our knowledge, mindfulness and self-compassion training has not been evaluated for adults with AD. Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of mindfulness and self-compassion training in improving the QOL for adults with AD. Design, setting, and participants: This randomized...
Pain Medicine
October 1, 2020
Michael P Berry, Jacqueline Lutz, Zev Schuman-Olivier et al.
Self-compassion meditation, which involves compassion toward the self in moments of suffering, shows promise for improving pain-related functioning, but its underlying mechanisms are unknown. This longitudinal, exploratory pilot study investigated the effects of a brief (eight contact hours, two weeks of home practice) self-compassion training on pain-related brain processing in chronic low...
Routledge eBooks
April 21, 2017
Christopher Germer, Thorsten Barnhofer
32 citations
Compassion training is following close on the heels of mindfulness, emphasizing the attitudinal and relational aspects of mind training. This chapter explores ancient and modern meanings of mindfulness and how compassion fits or doesn&s;t fit in with those concepts. It considers the multidimensional meaning of compassion and the role mindfulness plays in compassion theory and practice, followed...
Journal of Clinical Psychology
October 15, 2012
Kristin D Neff, Christopher Germer
Objectives: The aim of these two studies was to evaluate the effectiveness of the Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) program, an 8-week workshop designed to train people to be more self-compassionate. Methods: Study 1 was a pilot study that examined change scores in self-compassion, mindfulness, and various wellbeing outcomes among community adults (N = 21; mean [M] age = 51.26, 95% female). Study 2...