Background Self-criticism represents a central phenomenon in a variety of mental disorders.
The review looks at the recent body of literature (2012–2018) to summarize the relation of …

Low self-esteem is a feature of several mental health disorders that has been directly treated
with Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT). The aim of our study was to determine the efficacy …

Nonsuicidal self‐injury (NSSI) and disordered eating (DE) are highly comorbid and may be
regarded as belonging to a spectrum of self‐harm behaviors. We investigated self‐criticism …

Eating disorders (EDs) are serious mental illnesses that are highly comorbid with depressive
and anxiety disorders. However, the underlying psychological mechanisms of this …

Objective The most widely researched treatment for bulimia nervosa (BN) and binge‐eating
disorder (BED) is cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), a present‐focused, active, skill …

Many individuals diagnosed with eating disorders describe their disorder as being
represented by an internal 'voice'. In line with cognitive models of voice-hearing, previous …

In common with individuals experiencing a number of disorders, people with anorexia
nervosa report experiencing an internal 'voice'. The anorexic voice comments on the …

Studies investigating the effectiveness of compassion-focused therapy (CFT) are growing
rapidly. As CFT is oriented toward helping people deal with internal processes of self-to-self …

Eating disorders (EDs) are serious mental health illnesses, yet there is a need to better
understand the illness experience to improve treatment outcomes. Qualitative research, and …

The aim of this study was to explore, in a sample of patients with a diagnosis of AN, the
ability to question their first impression and, in particular, the willingness to integrate their …