Psychological flexibility, self-compassion and daily functioning in chronic pain

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The Psychological Flexibility Model: A Basis for Integration and Progress in Psychological Approaches to Chronic Pain Management

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Depression and Anxiety in Pain

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Acceptance of pain is an independent predictor of mental well-being in patients with chronic pain: empirical evidence and reappraisal

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Psychological flexibility as a mediator of improvement in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for patients with chronic pain following whiplash.

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Association between anxiety, health-related quality of life and functional impairment in primary care patients with chronic pain

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The Relationships Between Psychological Flexibility, Self-Compassion, and Emotional Well-Being

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Committed action: an application of the psychological flexibility model to activity patterns in chronic pain

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Contextual cognitive-behavioral therapy for chronic pain

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A Trial of a Brief Group-Based Form of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for Chronic Pain in General Practice: Pilot Outcome and Process Results

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Self-compassion and reactions to serious illness: The case of HIV

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Acceptance of pain, self‐compassion and psychopathology: Using the Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire to identify patients' subgroups

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Brief report: Self-compassion, physical health and the mediating role of health-promoting behaviours

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Illness cognitions, cognitive fusion, avoidance and self-compassion as predictors of distress and quality of life in a heterogeneous sample of adults, after cancer

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Comparing the role of psychological flexibility and traditional pain management coping strategies in chronic pain treatment outcomes

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A Comprehensive Examination of Changes in Psychological Flexibility Following Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Chronic Pain

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Decentering, rumination, cognitive defusion, and psychological flexibility in people with chronic pain

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A Comprehensive Examination of the Model Underlying Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Chronic Pain

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Change in “Self-as-Context” (“Perspective-Taking”) Occurs in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for People With Chronic Pain and Is Associated With Improved Functioning

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Psychological Flexibility in Coping With Chronic Pain

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Effectiveness of a Positive Writing Intervention for Chronic Pain: A Randomized Trial

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Reconnecting the mind and body: A pilot study of developing compassion for persistent pain

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Models, action and progress in psychology and chronic pain

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Psychological Flexibility, Chronic Pain, and Health

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Mindful Self-Compassion program for chronic pain patients: A randomized controlled trial.

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What makes us strong: Conceptual and functional comparisons of psychological flexibility and resilience

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Bilişsel Esneklik ve Psikolojik Esneklik Kavramlarının Karşılaştırılması

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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for women living with Vulvodynia: A single-case experimental design study of a treatment delivered online

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The Lonely, Isolating, and Alienating Implications of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

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A 12-month longitudinal study examining the shared and unique contributions of self-compassion and psychological inflexibility to distress and quality of life in people with Type 2 Diabetes

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Early Maladaptive Schemas and Self-Stigma in People with Physical Disabilities: The Role of Self-Compassion and Psychological Flexibility

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Mindfulness, cognitive fusion, and self-compassion in patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders—A cross-sectional study

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“Living more and struggling less”: a qualitative descriptive study of patient experiences of physiotherapy informed by Acceptance and Commitment Therapy within a multidisciplinary pain management programme

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Growth in crisis: A mixed methods study of lessons from our patients with chronic pain during the COVID-19 pandemic

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An investigation of the associations between stigma, self-compassion, and pain outcomes during treatment based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for chronic pain

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Further validation of the 18-item Portuguese CompACT scale using a multi-sample design: Confirmatory factor analysis and correlates of psychological flexibility

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Associations Between Adult Attachment, Pain Catastrophizing, Psychological Inflexibility and Disability in Adults with Chronic Pain

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Bibliometric Mapping of Psychological Flexibility Research: Trends and Future Directions

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