Fostering Self‐Compassion and Loving‐Kindness in Patients With Borderline Personality Disorder: A Randomized Pilot Study

The aim of this randomized pilot study is to investigate the effects of a short training programme in loving‐kindness and compassion meditation (LKM/CM) in patients with borderline personality disorder. Patients were allocated to LKM/CM or mindfulness continuation training (control group). Patients...

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Published in:Clinical psychology and psychotherapy Vol. 24; no. 1; pp. 278 - 286
Main Authors: Feliu‐Soler, Albert, Pascual, Juan Carlos, Elices, Matilde, Martín‐Blanco, Ana, Carmona, Cristina, Cebolla, Ausiàs, Simón, Vicente, Soler, Joaquim
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: England John Wiley and Sons, Limited 01-01-2017
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Summary:The aim of this randomized pilot study is to investigate the effects of a short training programme in loving‐kindness and compassion meditation (LKM/CM) in patients with borderline personality disorder. Patients were allocated to LKM/CM or mindfulness continuation training (control group). Patients in the LKM/CM group showed greater changes in Acceptance compared with the control group. Remarkable changes in borderline symptomatology, self‐criticism and self‐kindness were also observed in the LKM/CM group. Mechanistic explanations and therapeutic implications of the findings are discussed. Highlights: Three weeks of loving‐kindness and compassion meditations increased acceptance of the present‐moment experience in patients with borderline personality disorder. Significant improvements in the severity of borderline symptoms, self‐criticism, mindfulness, acceptance and self‐kindness were observed after the LKM/CM intervention. LKM/CM is a promising complementary strategy for inclusion in mindfulness‐based interventions and Dialectical Behavioural Therapy for treating core symptoms in borderline personality disorder. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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ISSN:1063-3995
1099-0879
DOI:10.1002/cpp.2000