An exploration of self-compassion and self-criticism in the context of personal recovery from borderline personality disorder.
Australas Psychiatry
; 27(1): 56-59, 2019 Feb.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
A lack of compassion for oneself, or harsh self-criticism, is associated with a range of psychiatric disorders including borderline personality disorder (BPD). Personal recovery in the context of a mental illness such as BPD involves building a life that is subjectively meaningful and satisfying. Limited self-compassion or harsh self-criticism may be an impediment to recovery from BPD. The association between self-compassion and recovery and self- criticism and recovery were examined.METHOD:
Nineteen individuals diagnosed with BPD completed the Neff Self-Compassion Scale, the Forms of Self-Criticising/Attacking and Self-Reassuring Scale and the Recovery Assessment Scale at a single time point.RESULTS:
There was a strong positive correlation between self-compassion and recovery ( r = 0.75) and a strong negative correlation ( rho = -0.67) between self- criticism and recovery.CONCLUSIONS:
Although preliminary in nature, these results suggest the importance of fostering self-compassion and working to address self-criticism within clinical interventions supporting recovery from BPD.Palabras clave
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Australas Psychiatry
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2019
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