Reduction of Distress Intolerance With Salutotherapeutic Interventions: Results From a Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial:

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BackgroundDistress tolerance is the ability to pursue one’s goals in the presence of (chronic) stressors, hardship, adversities and negative internal states, and psychological distress. By contrast, distress intolerance is a transdiagnostic indicator of mental illness and a mediator in coping with problems in life, work demands, or stress in general. There is a lack of data regarding intervention strategies. The objective of the present study is to test the differential effects of two treatment approaches: “regeneration fostering” versus “resistance training.”MethodsInpatients of a psychosomatic hospital were randomly allocated to either a resistance training group therapy (n?=?65)—that is, active coping with demands and endurance—or a regeneration fostering group therapy (n?=?62)—that is, recovery, mindful indulgence, and creative activities. They were compared with a group of patients who received treatment as usual (n?=?43), without special treatments for distress intolerance, and the outcome was measu...