Persistent somatic symptoms (PSS) are a central problem in various medical disciplines (Leiknes et al., 2007 ). Back pain, headache, gastrointestinal symptoms and fatigue are among the most frequently reported symptoms in primary care settings of …

Depression is characterized by persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness and a loss of pleasure or interest in activities (World Health Organization, 2023b ). Social anxiety involves an intense fear or worry of being humiliated, embarrassed …

Anxiety disorders are the most common group of mental disorders with a 12-month prevalence of approximately 14% in Europe (Wittchen et al., 2011 ). The course of anxiety disorders is quite persistent (Bruce et al., 2005 ) and many individuals still …

MAPS is an ecological momentary intervention designed to be adjunctive to treatment as usual. In a review of suicide prevention apps, Martinengo et al. ( 2019 ) outlined six strategies to prevent or manage suicidality in an individual at risk …

Research indicates that certain intrapersonal emotion regulation strategies are associated with mental health disorders (see Aldao et al., 2010 for a meta-analysis). However, the literature on the associations between IER and mental health is …

Social anxiety disorder (SAD) SAD: Social anxiety disorder; PEP: post-event processing; PEPI-T: Trait Post-Event Processing Inventory; NIDE: Negative interpersonal dependent events; NNIDE: Negative non-interpersonal dependent events; NIE: Negative …

Anger is a negative, psychobiological state that involves increased autonomic arousal, thoughts of revenge and demandingness, and an increased probability of engaging in verbal and physical aggression (Kassinove & DiBlasi, 2017 ; Kassinove & …

Dyslexia, a specific learning disorder, impacts reading and spelling skills and is characterized by challenges in phonological processing, orthographic processing, and rapid automatized naming (Manis et al., 2000 ). According to the American …

Social Anxiety is a common psychiatric disorder affecting approximately 13% of the population (Szuhany & Simon, 2022 ). Post-event processing (PEP), also called post-event rumination, involves the tendency to focus on and ruminate about prior …

At the start of 2024, the number of unique mobile phone users was 5.61 billion. According to the latest data from GSMA Intelligence, 69.4% of the world’s population uses a mobile device (We Are Social, 2024 ). The portability and convenience of …

Reminiscence involves recalling and reflecting upon personally significant autobiographical memories (Pinquart & Forstmeier, 2012 ). This process is central within reminiscence-based interventions, in which in-depth reflection on the thoughts …

Depression is a serious health condition with high prevalence and high relapse rates (Richards, 2011 ; Santomauro et al., 2021 ). It is one of the leading causes for illness and disability worldwide (Mathers & Loncar, 2006 ). Despite a wide array …

Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is a chronic, disabling mental dis order in which patients experience mental distress due to nonexistent or minor physical defects(Association, 2013 ; Phillips et al., 2013 ). Individuals engage in time-consuming …

Emotion Regulation (ER) refers to the process by which individuals attempt to influence their subjective emotional experiences, physiological states, and behavioral expressions by using various strategies, to adapt to a constantly changing …

Negative cognitive bias refers to a tendency to preferentially process negative over neutral or positive information (Mathews & MacLeod, 2005 ). It is recognized to characterize and play an instrumental role in developing a spectrum of emotional …

Beck’s cognitive theory posits that depressed individuals hold negative schemas, or core beliefs, about themselves, the world, and the future (Beck & Bredemeier, 2016 ). Negative schemas may contribute to the development and maintenance of …