Compassion-focused group therapy improves depression, emotional eating, self-criticism and shame in people living with severe obesity: A single-centre, examiner-blind randomized controlled trial

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This randomized controlled trial examines the effects of a 10-session group-based Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) intervention on individuals with severe obesity and associated mental health comorbidities. The study compares psychological outcomes, including self-compassion, shame, and emotional eating, between participants receiving CFT alongside standard care versus those receiving standard care alone. Results indicate significant improvements in these areas for the CFT group, which were sustained at a three-month follow-up.

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957fc753edab4c17
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PubMed Central
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Mary Hynes (University Hospital Galway), Francis Finucane (Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway), Chris Collins (University Hospital Galway), Timothy O’Brien, Oliver McAnena (University Hospital Galway), Grace O’Shea, Monika Pilch (Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway), Brian E. McGuire (Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway)
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2026-03-25
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gold
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10.1371/journal.pone.0342744
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@article{allodium:957fc753edab4c17,
  title = {Compassion-focused group therapy improves depression, emotional eating, self-criticism and shame in people living with severe obesity: A single-centre, examiner-blind randomized controlled trial},
  author = {Mary Hynes and Francis Finucane and Chris Collins and Timothy O’Brien and Oliver McAnena and Grace O’Shea and Monika Pilch and Brian E. McGuire},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {PubMed Central},
  doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0342744},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0342744}
}

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TI  - Compassion-focused group therapy improves depression, emotional eating, self-criticism and shame in people living with severe obesity: A single-centre, examiner-blind randomized controlled trial
AU  - Hynes, Mary
AU  - Finucane, Francis
AU  - Collins, Chris
AU  - O’Brien, Timothy
AU  - McAnena, Oliver
AU  - O’Shea, Grace
AU  - Pilch, Monika
AU  - McGuire, Brian E.
PY  - 2026
PB  - PubMed Central
DO  - 10.1371/journal.pone.0342744
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Hynes, M., Finucane, F., Collins, C., O’Brien, T., McAnena, O., O’Shea, G., Pilch, M., & McGuire, B. E. (2026). Compassion-focused group therapy improves depression, emotional eating, self-criticism and shame in people living with severe obesity: A single-centre, examiner-blind randomized controlled trial. PubMed Central. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0342744

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