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ArticleFrontiers in psychology2025

Participants' evaluation of an internet-based group compassion-focused therapy program for young people in Sweden.

Magnus Vestin, Jussi Jokinen, Ida Blomqvist, Inga Dennhag

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Article in Frontiers in psychology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Magnus VestinDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.
Jussi JokinenDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Psychiatry, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.
Ida BlomqvistDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.
Inga DennhagDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.

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Abstract

Introduction: Online group compassion-focused therapy (CFT) has not been thoroughly studied in young people, and the participants' perspectives on the treatment are highly relevant. Methods: A seven-session internet-based group CFT program was evaluated for young people aged 15-20 ( Results: Participants generally reported high satisfaction and had a high attendance rate. Only 2.4% of the participants completed less than half of the sessions and 71% of the participants attended at least six of the seven sessions. Exercises that integrated traditional cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT) principles received high ratings, whereas breathing and mindfulness exercises were rated lower in many cases. Several compassion exercises were also highly rated, such as the Discussion: The findings suggest that internet-based group CFT could be an easily accessible and acceptable intervention for young people in primary care, though further research is warranted.

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anxietycompassiondepressiongroup psychotherapyinternet-based psychotherapystressyoung people

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PMCPMC11975948

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