ArticleFrontiers in psychiatry2017
Efficacy of "Attachment-Based Compassion Therapy" in the Treatment of Fibromyalgia: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Article in Frontiers in psychiatry, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02454244 (Efficacy of Amygdala Retraining With Mindfulness), which is not on this map. Cited by 26 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Efficacy of Amygdala Retraining With Mindfulness (ART+MF) vs Compassion Therapy (CT) for the Treatment of Patients With Fibromyalgia: A Three-arm Randomized, Controlled Trial.
Who cites it
26 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 58 citations in OpenAlex.
- Do Acceptance- and Mindfulness-Based Interventions Improve Psychological Flexibility in People With Chronic Pain? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.European journal of pain (London, England) · 2026Pooled it
- The effectiveness of second-generation mindfulness interventions on anxiety and depression: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Clinical psychology review · 2026Pooled it
- Are OMERACT recommendations followed in clinical trials on fibromyalgia? A systematic review of patient-reported outcomes and their measures.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2023Pooled it
- Internet Attachment-Based Compassion Therapy for Adults With Chronic Medical Conditions: Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Trial
- Effects of attachment-based compassion therapy (ABCT) on brain-derived neurotrophic factor and low-grade inflammation among fibromyalgia patients: A randomized controlled trial.Scientific reports · 2019Trial
- Understanding fibromyalgia beyond pain: emotional imbalance and the case for compassionate care.RMD open · 2026Review
- Efficacy of Cognitively-based compassion training for Veterans with chronic pain with psychological Comorbidity: Protocol for a randomized clinical trial.Contemporary clinical trials communications · 2026Article
- Psychodynamic Interventions for Fibromyalgia: A Systematic Review.Clinical neuropsychiatry · 2026Article
- Exploring the role of shame and self-compassion on the link between fibromyalgia symptoms and depression: Insights from mediation and moderation analyses.Journal of health psychology · 2026Article
- Effectiveness of an amygdala and insula retraining program combined with mindfulness training to improve the quality of life in patients with long COVID: a randomized controlled trial protocol.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2023Article
- Emotion regulation and the salience network: a hypothetical integrative model of fibromyalgia.Nature reviews. Rheumatology · 2023Review
- Compassion in Spanish-speaking health care: A systematic review.Current psychology (New Brunswick, N.J.) · 2023Article
- Experiential Avoidance in Primary Care Providers: Psychometric Properties of the Brazilian "Acceptance and Action Questionnaire" (AAQ-II) and Its Criterion Validity on Mood Disorder-Related Psychological Distress.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Attachment-Based Compassion Therapy for Reducing Anxiety and Depression in Fibromyalgia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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- Psychological Flexibility Is Key for Reducing the Severity and Impact of Fibromyalgia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Mindfulness-Based Program Plus Amygdala and Insula Retraining (MAIR) for the Treatment of Women with Fibromyalgia: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2020Article
- Feasibility of the Internet Attachment-Based Compassion Therapy in the General Population: Protocol for an Open-Label Uncontrolled Pilot Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2020Article
- Cost-Utility of Attachment-Based Compassion Therapy (ABCT) for Fibromyalgia Compared to Relaxation: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2020Article
- The Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis as a Brain Correlate of Psychological Inflexibility in Fibromyalgia.Journal of clinical medicine · 2020Article
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Authors and funding
7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
objectiveThere is a growing interest in evaluating the effectiveness of compassion interventions for treating psychological disorders. The present study evaluated the effectiveness of "attachment-based compassion therapy" (ABCT) in the treatment of fibromyalgia (FM), and the role of psychological flexibility as a mediator of improvements.
methodsA total of 42 patients with FM were randomly assigned to ABCT or relaxation (active control group). Both the intervention and control condition were combined with treatment as usual (TAU). The primary outcome was functional status (FIQ), and the secondary outcomes were clinical severity (CGI-S), pain catastrophizing (PCS), anxiety (HADS-A), depression (HADS-D), quality of life (EQ-5D), and psychological flexibility (AAQ-II). Differences between the groups were estimated using mixed-effects models, and mediation assessments were conducted using path analyses.
resultsThe ABCT group demonstrated superior outcomes compared to the relaxation group, including better FIQ values after treatment (
conclusionThese results suggest that ABCT combined with TAU appears to be effective in the treatment of FM symptoms. CLINICAL
trial registrationhttp://ClinicalTrials.gov, identifier NCT02454244.
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