Background and objectives Literature suggests that imagery rescripting (ImRs) is an
effective psychological intervention. Methods We conducted a meta-analysis of ImRs for …

This review integrates Fredrickson's broaden-and-build theory of positive emotions with
advances in affective neuroscience regarding plasticity in the neural circuitry of emotions to …

Research into the beneficial effect of develo** compassion has advanced enormously in
the last ten years, with the development of inner compassion being an important therapeutic …

BackgroundSelf-criticism is a ubiquitous feature of psychopathology and can be combatted
by increasing levels of self-compassion. However, some patients are resistant to self …

Involuntary images and visual memories are prominent in many types of psychopathology.
Patients with posttraumatic stress disorder, other anxiety disorders, depression, eating …

Mental imagery has been considered relevant to psychopathology due to its supposed
special relationship with emotion, although evidence for this assumption has been …

Mental imagery is an experience like perception in the absence of a percept. It is a
ubiquitous feature of human cognition, yet it has been relatively neglected in the etiology …

This article pays tribute to the seminal paper by Peter J. Lang (1977; this journal),“Imagery in
Therapy: Information Processing Analysis of Fear.” We review research and clinical practice …

Imagery Rescripting (ImRs) is a therapeutic technique addressing specific memories of
earlier experiences associated with present problems. By imagining that the course of …

Schema therapy (ST) and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) have both shown to be
effective treatment methods especially for borderline personality disorder. Both, ST and DBT …