Background Improved understanding of the specific cognitive risk factors associated with
depression is needed to inform prevention and treatment approaches. Recent research has …

Purpose Although schema therapy has been predominantly applied to treat personality
disorders, interest into its application in other clinical disorders is growing. Central to …

Introduction Clinicians need to make the differential diagnosis of unipolar and bipolar
depression to guide their treatment choices. Looking at the differences observed in the …

The main purpose of this study was to examine whether adult patients with attention deficit
hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) demonstrate sets of dysfunctional cognitive beliefs and …

Early maladaptive schemas (EMSs) are broad and pervasive themes regarding oneself and
one's relationships with others originating from adverse childhood experiences. Although …

Background Emerging research suggests that low self-compassion may be linked to
psychopathology and in particular depressive symptoms. To further elucidate this topic, the …

The present study aimed to assess the associations of early maladaptive schemas (EMSs)
and clinical factors (hypomanic/manic and depressive symptoms) with suicidal risk (current …

Background It is still unclear how bipolar disorder (BD) differentiates from major depressive
disorder (MDD) outside major mood episodes. To further elucidate this area, the present …

Although cognitive accounts postulate negative self-concepts as a causal factor in the
emergence of psychotic symptoms, little is known about the role of specific self-schemas for …

Background There have been longstanding theories and research evidence into the
important role of the person's vulnerability at the level of self-concept in bipolar disorder …