Mindfulness—an attentive non-judgmental focus on present experiences—is increasingly
incorporated in psychotherapeutic treatments as a skill fostering emotion regulation. …

Focusing the therapist's attention on the patient's strengths: a preliminary study
to foster a mechanism of ch Page 1 Focusing the Therapist’s Attention on the Patient’s …

During the last three decades personal goals have become an increasingly important research
topic. Basic research has documented the relevance of personal goals for well-being and …

This article describes important findings that have emerged from decades of research on
the working alliance, as well as some of the clinical implications of these findings. In addition, …

Self-compassion involves being kind to oneself when challenged with personal weaknesses
or hardship and has been claimed to be associated with resilience in various areas. So far, …

The alterations of functional connectivity brain networks in major depressive disorder (MDD)
have been subject of a large number of studies. Using different methodologies and focusing …

Background: Since the cognitive revolution of the early 1950s, cognitions have been
discussed as central components in the understanding and treatment of mental illnesses. Even …

Background In recent years, the WHO Wellbeing Index (WHO-5) has been used as a screening
measure for depression. Nevertheless, research on the validity of this measure in the …

Background Previous cross-sectional studies suggest that self-compassion and depressive
symptoms are consistently negatively associated. Although it is often implicitly assumed that (…

The authors investigated the structure and correlates of DSM-5 maladaptive personality traits
in two samples of 577 students and 212 inpatients using the German self-report form of the …