A compassionate‐focused therapy group approach for acute inpatients: Feasibility, initial pilot outcome data, and recommendations
Overview
This pilot study evaluates the feasibility of delivering Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT) groups to acute inpatients with varying diagnoses and admission lengths. The resource reports pre- and post-session data indicating reduced distress and increased calmness among participants, alongside qualitative feedback highlighting themes of understanding compassion and common humanity. It is intended for clinicians and researchers interested in adapting CFT for busy, unpredictable inpatient environments.
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a3d4b291b31d4117- Source org
- OpenAlex
- Author
- Charlie Heriot-Maitland (King's College London), Joana Vidal (University of East London), Sarah Ball (East London NHS Foundation Trust), Chris Irons (East London NHS Foundation Trust)
- Published
- 2014-02-21
- OA status
- green
- DOI
- 10.1111/bjc.12040
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- Citations
- 68
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BibTeX
@article{allodium:a3d4b291b31d4117,
title = {A compassionate‐focused therapy group approach for acute inpatients: Feasibility, initial pilot outcome data, and recommendations},
author = {Charlie Heriot-Maitland and Joana Vidal and Sarah Ball and Chris Irons},
year = {2014},
journal = {OpenAlex},
doi = {10.1111/bjc.12040},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1111/bjc.12040}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - A compassionate‐focused therapy group approach for acute inpatients: Feasibility, initial pilot outcome data, and recommendations AU - Heriot-Maitland, Charlie AU - Vidal, Joana AU - Ball, Sarah AU - Irons, Chris PY - 2014 PB - OpenAlex DO - 10.1111/bjc.12040 UR - https://doi.org/10.1111/bjc.12040 ER -
APA
Heriot-Maitland, C., Vidal, J., Ball, S., & Irons, C. (2014). A compassionate‐focused therapy group approach for acute inpatients: Feasibility, initial pilot outcome data, and recommendations. OpenAlex. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjc.12040
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