Brief compassion focused imagery for treatment of severe head injury

Abstract

Brief CFI, a central aspect of compassion focused therapy, did not produce a reliable change in people with SHI. Enhanced motivation for psychological therapy after a brief preparatory video is relevant and underlines the need to understand mechanisms of action rather than the pursuing whole protocol approaches to therapy.

Problem solving, biofeedback, and severe brain injury: The moderating role of positive affect.

“…According to Watson and Tellegen (1985), affect is a "dominant dimension" (p. 220) of mood, whereas mood (i.e., depression) is "affectively complex" (Watson et al, 1988(Watson et al, , p. 1068 and includes additional components related to negative affect. The use of the PANAS, a highly standardized and validated measure of affect (Crawford & Henry, 2004;Watson et al, 1988) is consistent with previous studies involving patients with mild to severe brain injury (Campbell, Gallagher, McLeod, O'Neill, & McMillan, 2017;Conrad et al, 2010;Juengst et al, 2014;Man et al, 2004). Although we believe the results of this study support use of the PANAS as a measure of affect, it is important to note that incorporating measures of mood (e.g., the BSI) might have yielded different results, which speaks to the preliminary nature of our findings.…”

A systematic review of the effectiveness of compassion focused imagery in improving psychological outcomes in clinical and non‐clinical adult populations

“…Five studies scored a ‘Strong’ global rating (Ascone et al, 2017; Fink‐Lamotte et al, 2021; O'Neill, 2011; Tsivos, 2015; Wright, 2019). Ten scored a ‘Moderate’ global rating (Baldwin et al, 2020; Bibbey, 2019; Brown et al, 2020; Campbell et al, 2019; Kamboj et al, 2015, 2018; Lincoln et al, 2013; Maratos & Sheffield, 2020; Naismith et al, 2019; Rockliff et al, 2011). Five studies scored a ‘Weak’ global rating (Duarte et al, 2015; Forkert et al, 2022; Gilbert & Irons, 2004; McEwan & Gilbert, 2016; Naismith et al, 2018).…”

“…While evidence for the effectiveness of CFT interventions is emerging, less is known about the effectiveness of the specific components and mechanisms of action that make up the therapeutic process (Campbell et al, 2019). This is important in the context of transdiagnostic interventions when different components may be differentially effective for different client groups.…”

Mental Imagery in the Science and Practice of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy: Past, Present, and Future Perspectives

“…Further, there is continued interest in examining the effects and potential benefits of compassion-focussed imagery across a range of applications (e.g. Campbell et al 2019;McEwan and Gilbert 2016;Naismith et al 2019). In fact, there are now a huge variety of approaches involving repeated rehearsal of positive imagery or memories that are in various stages of development and testing (e.g.…”