Our current understanding of the efficacy of psychological interventions in improving mental
states of wellbeing is incomplete. This study aimed to overcome limitations of previous …

Objectives Self-compassion is a healthy way of relating to one's self motivated by a desire to
help rather than harm. Novel self-compassion-based interventions have targeted diverse …

Background There is an urgent need for mental health promotion in nonclinical settings.
Mindfulness–based programmes (MBPs) are being widely implemented to reduce stress …

Background There is extensive evidence of important health risks for infants and mothers
related to not breastfeeding. In 2003, the World Health Organization recommended that …

Improvements in stable, or dispositional, mindfulness are often assumed to accrue from
mindfulness training and to account for many of its beneficial effects. However, research …

Perinatal mental health difficulties are associated with adverse consequences for parents
and infants. However, the potential risks associated with the use of psychotropic medication …

There is increasing evidence for the effect of postpartum anxiety (PPA) on maternal and
infant health outcomes. Despite evidence linking suboptimal infant-feeding outcomes with …

Presenting with common mental health difficulties, particularly depression and anxiety, there
is also preliminary evidence that mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) including …

Theories of mindfulness claim that a state of present-moment awareness enhances self-
regulation in the presence of negative emotion. However, very little research has tested this …

Self-related processes (SRPs) have been theorized as key mechanisms of mindfulness-
based interventions (MBIs), but the evidence supporting these theories is currently unclear …