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Depression & Perfectionism

Gateway Foundation

Depression is a complex condition that can significantly impact how a person views themselves and society. While researchers haven’t found one particular cause of the condition, many studies reveal a strong connection between depression and perfectionism. How Perfectionism Leads to Depression. What Is Perfectionism?

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Compassion-Focused Therapy Strongly Improves Mental Health Outcomes: A Series of Meta-Analyses

Society of Clinical Psychology

Remarkably, CFT has found application in treating various mental health difficulties, including depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. 49) on depressive symptoms. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice. CFT was superior to control conditions with a medium effect size ( g =.49) Ottaviani, C.,

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Towards rigorous and flexible research designs for personalized psychotherapy

Society of Clinical Psychology

Flexibility in terms of adaptation to different individuals seeking help at varying psychotherapy contexts. Contemporary research designs, namely ambulatory assessments (AA), network analyses (NA), and single-case experimental designs (SCED), could potentially advance idiographic and nomothetic psychotherapy research and practice.