The Effectiveness of Compassion Focused Therapy for the Three Flows of Compassion, Self-Criticism, and Shame in Clinical Populations: A Systematic Review
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This systematic review synthesizes 21 studies to evaluate Compassion Focused Therapy's impact on self-compassion, self-criticism, and shame in adult clinical populations. The authors report consistent improvements in self-compassion and reductions in self-criticism, alongside some evidence for reduced external shame. However, the review notes limited and inconsistent findings regarding internal shame and interpersonal compassion flows, citing methodological limitations such as small sample sizes and selection bias in the included research.
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@article{allodium:a005610c8bc64848,
title = {The Effectiveness of Compassion Focused Therapy for the Three Flows of Compassion, Self-Criticism, and Shame in Clinical Populations: A Systematic Review},
journal = {PubMed Central},
doi = {10.3390/bs15081031},
url = {https://doi.org/10.3390/bs15081031}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - The Effectiveness of Compassion Focused Therapy for the Three Flows of Compassion, Self-Criticism, and Shame in Clinical Populations: A Systematic Review PB - PubMed Central DO - 10.3390/bs15081031 UR - https://doi.org/10.3390/bs15081031 ER -
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The Effectiveness of Compassion Focused Therapy for the Three Flows of Compassion, Self-Criticism, and Shame in Clinical Populations: A Systematic Review. (n.d.). PubMed Central. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs15081031
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