Self-compassion refers to being supportive toward oneself when experiencing suffering or
pain—be it caused by personal mistakes and inadequacies or external life challenges. This …

This narrative state-of-the-art review paper describes the progress in the understanding and
treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Over the last four decades, the scientific …

Sexual and gender minority (SGM) populations report numerous mental health disparities
relative to heterosexual and cisgender populations, due in part to the effects of minority …

Background Historically social connection has been an important way through which
humans have coped with large-scale threatening events. In the context of the COVID-19 …

Objective: Recent research has shown a link between self-compassion, posttraumatic
growth (PTG), and emotion-focused coping strategies (ie, positive reframing and …

The study examined two angles of childbirth anxieties of Jewish and Arab pregnant women
in Israel during the COVID‐19 pandemic (March‐April, 2020). Specifically, we examined the …

The objective of this study was to evaluate the psychological impact of confinement due to
the COVID-19 pandemic, considering any protective factors, such as the practice of …

Objectives: Loving-kindness and compassion meditations (LKCM) is an important practice to
cultivate self-compassion. This study provides the first systematic review for the effects of …

Background Research suggests that family factors play an important role in adolescent
posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and posttraumatic growth (PTG). Parent–child …

Healthcare professionals' wellbeing can be adversely affected by the intense demands of,
and the secondary traumatic stress associated with, their job. Self-compassion is associated …