Effect of compassion-focused therapy on self-criticism and self-soothing: A meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Compassion is oriented towards perceiving and relieving suffering. Hence, its development is beneficial for mental health. Many interventions aimed at cultivating compassion in patients have been empirically supported. This meta-analysis analyses the effectiveness of compassion-focused therapy (CFT) in decreasing self-criticism, a vulnerability factor that has been related to several mental health problems, and in increasing self-soothing.

Methods

A literature search was conducted in the PsycInfo, Web of Science, Medline and Scopus databases, through which 7 controlled trials (N = 640) and 7 observational studies (N = 207) were retrieved.

Results

The results of the meta-analysis determine that CFT decreases the level of self-criticism and increases the abili

SUBMITTER: Vidal J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10087030 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature