Back to Search
Start Over
Self-compassion in somatoform disorder
- Source :
- Psychiatry Research, 262, 34. Elsevier Ireland Ltd.
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2018.
-
Abstract
- ‘Third wave’ cognitive-behavioral therapies have given a boost to the study of resilience factors, such as self-compassion. To get an indication of the potential clinical relevance of self-compassion for somatoform disorder, this study examined whether self-compassion in patients with somatoform disorder is lower than in the general population, and whether self-compassion is associated with number of symptoms and health-related quality of life. Two-hundred-and-thirty-six participants with somatoform disorder and 236 subjects from the general population, matched on sex and age, filled out questionnaires regarding self-compassion (SCS), number of symptoms (PSC) and health-related quality of life (EQ-5D). The difference in self-compassion between the patient group (Mean 3.53, SD 0.96) and the general population (Mean 4.16, SD 0.98) was significant with a medium effect size (d = −0.65). Multiple regression analyses showed that having a somatoform disorder and low self-compassion were independently associated with number of symptoms and reduced health-related quality of life. The lower level of self-compassion in somatoform disorder and its association with more physical symptoms and lower health-related quality of life, indicate that self-compassion is a potential clinically relevant factor that may influence therapy outcome and that can be a therapeutic target in patients with somatoform disorder.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
050103 clinical psychology
mindfulness
animal structures
Mindfulness
cognitive-behavioral therapy
somatic symptom disorder
medicine.medical_treatment
Population
Somatic symptom disorder
self-kindness
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Quality of life (healthcare)
Surveys and Questionnaires
medicine
Humans
0501 psychology and cognitive sciences
Clinical significance
In patient
Somatoform Disorders
education
Biological Psychiatry
education.field_of_study
business.industry
05 social sciences
common humanity
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
Self Concept
030227 psychiatry
health-related quality of life
Cognitive behavioral therapy
Psychiatry and Mental health
Case-Control Studies
Quality of Life
Female
Empathy
business
Self-compassion
physical symptoms
Clinical psychology
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 01651781
- Volume :
- 262
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Psychiatry Research
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....304a75533366d7c592c3b5a810c0fef7
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2017.12.013