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Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy

ISSN 1063-3995

16 papers in the library · 1,183 citations · publishing 2002-2026

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Psychotherapy Process Dynamics and Their Relation to Treatment Success Do Not Differ Across Diagnoses.

Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy 2026 Lennart Seizer, Leonhard Kratzer, Johanna Löchner et al. 1 citation

Psychotherapy process research increasingly uses intensive longitudinal monitoring to capture dynamic patterns of change in patients. In this study, 283 psychiatric inpatients diagnosed with depression (n = 70), PTSD (n = 148), dissociative disorders (n = 26) or personality disorders (n = 39) completed the Therapy Process Questionnaire each evening over an average of 81.5 days per patient,...

Mindfulness in Technology: Feasibility and Preliminary Efficacy of VR-Assisted Meditation Among Veterans With Disabilities.

Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy 2026 Uğur Doğan, Hung Jen Kuo

Veterans with physical disabilities may experience substantial psychological burden (e.g., PTSD symptoms) and practical barriers to accessing conventional mental health services. VR-assisted meditation could offer a low-threshold alternative, but evidence in this population remains limited. The objective of this study was to examine the feasibility, acceptability and preliminary efficacy of a...

Mindfulness in Adaptation to Bereavement: A Systematic Review

Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy November 1, 2025 Xinyan Sun, Maya J. Schroevers, Max O. Lessing et al. 1 citation

Bereavement can precipitate mental health problems, including severe, persistent, and disabling grief, that is, prolonged grief. Cognitive behavioural therapy is the first choice for prolonged grief, but it does not benefit all clients. Mindfulness-based interventions have been proposed as an alternative treatment, yet a comprehensive review on the role of mindfulness in psychological...

Mindfulness in U.S. Military Veterans: Prevalence, Correlates, and Functional Significance.

Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy 2025 Hun Kang, Ian C Fischer, Peter J Na et al.

While there is a growing body of literature on mindfulness and mindfulness-based interventions in veteran population, less is known about who might benefit from these interventions. In this study, we analysed data from a nationally representative sample of 4069 U.S. military veterans to examine levels and prevalence of mindfulness; identify and quantify key correlates of mindfulness; explore...

The Effectiveness of Imagery Rescripting Interventions for Military Veterans With Nightmares and Sleep Disturbances: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy July 1, 2024 Marya Hicks, Laura M. Simonds, Linda Morison 4 citations

Imagery rescripting (ImRs) interventions have been found effective in improving sleep outcomes, although research has mostly focused on civilian, rather than military, samples. The aim of this review was to estimate the overall effectiveness of ImRs interventions for military veterans on primary outcomes of nightmare frequency and sleep quality. A systematic search was conducted in CINAHL,...

Combined Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and Exercise Intervention for Improving Psychological Well-Being in Patients With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.

Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy 2024 Yan-Li Wang, Xiao-Fang Zhang, Xiao-Ping Wang et al. 16 citations

This study aims to assess the clinical effectiveness of combining mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) with exercise intervention in improving anxiety, depression, sleep quality and mood regulation in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). A total of 60 patients with NSCLC who had not received surgical treatment were selected using convenience sampling and divided into an...

The Role of Attentional Control in Mindfulness Intervention for Emotional Distress: A Randomized Controlled Trial With Longitudinal Mediation Analyses.

Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy 2024 Zhenzhen Wang, Kaerqika Shalihaer, Stefan G Hofmann et al. 10 citations

This study aimed to investigate whether attentional control serves as a mediator for mindfulness-based interventions for emotional distress, utilizing a randomized waitlist (WL)-controlled design. A total of 498 participants with high emotional distress was recruited online and randomly assigned to a 49-day online Mindfulness Intervention for Emotional Distress (MIED) group (N = 249) or a WL...

Efficacy of Mindfulness Meditation on Patients With Stroke With Concurrent Coronary Heart Disease: A Randomised Controlled Trial.

Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy 2024 Lulu Kou, Min Liu, Shaowei Kang et al. 5 citations

This study aimed to investigate the efficacy of mindfulness meditation on sleep quality and negative emotions in patients with stroke with concurrent coronary heart disease. This study was a randomised controlled trial. A total of 72 patients with stroke with concurrent coronary heart disease were randomly divided into an observation group and a control group, with 36 patients in each group....

The Relationship of Rumination, Worry and OCD Symptoms During Technology Supported Mindfulness Therapy for OCD.

Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy 2024 Lance L. Hawley, Diana M Lisi, Margaret A Richter et al. 2 citations

In this study, we re-examined data from a previous randomized controlled trial investigating 'technology supported mindfulness' (TSM)-an 8-week treatment intervention for individuals experiencing OCD. The current analysis involves an examination of the longitudinal relationships between rumination, worry and OCD symptom changes during mindfulness treatment, in comparison to a waitlist control....

Therapeutic frameworks in integration sessions in substance‐assisted psychotherapy: A systematised review

Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy December 26, 2023 Sascha Thal, Paris Baker, Jonathon Marinis et al. 1 citation

Abstract Serotonergic psychedelics and related substances have been explored as potential adjuncts in substance‐assisted psychotherapy (SAPT) for treating various disorders. SAPT can be divided into three phases: preparation, administration and integration. Integration is commonly defined as the comprehension and effective application of insights from psychedelic experiences into everyday life....

Psychologists' and psychotherapists' knowledge, attitudes, and clinical practices regarding the therapeutic use of psychedelics

Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy July 2, 2023 Aileen Kucsera, Trisha Suppes, Nancy A Haug 27 citations

Abstract Introduction This study explored the current knowledge, attitudes, and clinical practices regarding psychedelics among mental health professionals in California, where state legislation to decriminalize psychedelics has been proposed. Method Two hundred thirty‐seven mental health providers (74% female; mean age 54; 83% White; 46% psychologists) completed a 37‐item online survey between...

Fostering Self‐Compassion and Loving‐Kindness in Patients With Borderline Personality Disorder: A Randomized Pilot Study

Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy January 28, 2016 Albert Feliu-Soler, Juan Carlos Pascual, Matilde Elices et al. 131 citations

The aim of this randomized pilot study is to investigate the effects of a short training programme in loving-kindness and compassion meditation (LKM/CM) in patients with borderline personality disorder. Patients were allocated to LKM/CM or mindfulness continuation training (control group). Patients in the LKM/CM group showed greater changes in Acceptance compared with the control group....

A Wait‐List Randomized Controlled Trial of Loving‐Kindness Meditation Programme for Self‐Criticism

Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy March 16, 2014 Ben Shahar, Ohad Szepsenwol, Sigal Zilcha‐mano et al. 137 citations

UNLABELLED: Self-criticism is a vulnerability risk factor for a number of psychological disorders, and it predicts poor response to psychological and pharmacological treatments. In the current study, we evaluated the efficacy of a loving-kindness meditation (LKM) programme designed to increase self-compassion in a sample of self-critical individuals. Thirty-eight individuals with high scores on...

Evaluation of the breathworks mindfulness‐based pain management programme: effects on well‐being and multiple measures of mindfulness

Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy November 13, 2009 Bryany Cusens, Geoffrey B. Duggan, Kirsty Thorne et al. 102 citations

Abstract Two studies of a mindfulness training programme are presented. Study 1 reports on a pilot investigation of the impact on well‐being of the Breathworks mindfulness‐based pain management programme. Significant positive change was found on self‐report measures of depression, outlook, catastrophizing and pain self‐efficacy in the Intervention Group, but not the Comparison Group....

Mindfulness‐based stress reduction and attentional control

Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy November 1, 2007 Nicole D. Anderson, Mark A. Lau, Zindel V. Segal et al. 326 citations

Abstract This study was designed to test the hypothesis that mindfulness involves sustained attention, attention switching, inhibition of elaborative processing and non‐directed attention. Healthy adults were tested before and after random assignment to an 8‐week Mindfulness‐Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) course ( n = 39) or a wait‐list control ( n = 33). Testing included measures of sustained...

The mindfulness‐based cognitive therapy adherence scale: inter‐rater reliability, adherence to protocol and treatment distinctiveness

Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy March 1, 2002 Zindel V. Segal, John D. Teasdale, Jane Williams et al. 420 citations

Abstract The development of the Mindfulness‐Based Cognitive Therapy Adherence Scale (MBCT‐AS) is described. This 17‐item scale measures therapist adherence to the treatment protocol for Mindfulness‐Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), a treatment for the prevention of recurrence in Major Depressive Disorder. The MBCT‐AS assesses therapist behaviours specific to (MBCT) as well as therapy practices...