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Self-Compassion Linked to Less Depression in Adults With Physical Disabilities

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MHD card showing a person seated in a wheelchair with a warm gold glow around the chest beneath a thinning gray cloud, illustrating a survey of US adults with physical disabilities in which self-compassion was linked to less depression.

Adults with physical disabilities who were kinder to themselves and more psychologically flexible reported fewer symptoms of depression, according to a 2026 US survey. Shame was also less closely linked to depression in people who scored high on either trait.1 Research Highlights Shame went with more depression: among 207 adults with physical disabilities, shame was …

Hwa-Byung Digital ACT Therapy Improved Anger and Depression

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A single-arm Hwa-byung digital therapeutic pilot found good app engagement and large pre-post symptom changes, but the absence of a control group keeps the result in feasibility territory. The ACT-based Hwa-free app improved Hwa-byung symptoms, depression, state anger, psychological flexibility, and quality-of-life scores over 4 weeks, with some gains maintained at 8 weeks.1 Research Highlights …