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,...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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....
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....
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....
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...
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....
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...
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....
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...
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...