Feasibility and Effects of a Brief Compassion-Focused Imagery Intervention in Psychotic Patients with Paranoid Ideation: A Randomized Experimental Pilot Study

Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 348-358

  Ascone, Leonie ^a   Sundag, Johanna ^a   Schlier, Björn ^a   Lincoln, Tania M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Affiliation; Compassion Focused; Emotions; Imagery; Paranoia; Self Relating

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COMPLICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPATHY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GUIDED IMAGERY; HUMAN; MALE; PARANOID DISORDERS; PILOT STUDY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHORT TERM PSYCHOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; EMPATHY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGERY (PSYCHOTHERAPY); MALE; PARANOID DISORDERS; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOTHERAPY, BRIEF; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84959378757     PISSN: 10633995     EISSN: 10990879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cpp.2003     Document Type: Article

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