Pilot study of a psychotherapeutic intervention for reducing guilt feelings in highly distressed dementia family caregivers (innovative practice)
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UAM. Departamento de Psicología Biológica y de la SaludPublisher
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2019-11-10Citation
10.1177/1471301219886761
Dementia 20.2 (2021): 759-769
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1471-3012 (print); 1741-2684 (online)DOI
10.1177/1471301219886761Funded by
The authors disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: The study was supported by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (PSI2015-65152-C2-1-R)Project
Gobierno de España. PSI2015-65152-C2-1-REditor's Version
https://doi.org/10.1177/1471301219886761Subjects
acceptance and commitment therapy; caregiver; dementia; guilt; self-compassion; PsicologíaRights
© The Author(s) 2019Abstract
Many caregivers of people with dementia experience guilt but few interventions have been deigned to help them with these feelings. This study aimed to describe a psychological intervention specifically developed for decreasing caregivers´ guilt. The sample was composed of four caregivers, individually interviewed before and after the intervention. The intervention consisted of eight group-based sessions and was based on cognitive-behavioral, acceptance and self-compassion techniques. Three participants reported clinically reliable change in guilt. Clinically significant changes were also observed in their levels of anxiety and depression. The results suggest that carers might benefit from interventions designed to reduce their feelings of guilt
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Google Scholar:Gallego-Alberto Martín, Laura
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Márquez González, María
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Romero-Moreno, Rosa
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Cabrera Lafuente, Isabel
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Losada, Andrés
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