Letter to the Editor
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World J Clin Cases. May 16, 2022; 10(14): 4709-4712
Published online May 16, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i14.4709
Perfectionism and mental health problems: Limitations and directions for future research
Nabi Nazari
Nabi Nazari, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Human Sciences, Lorestan University, Khorramabad 65065, Iran
Author contributions: All authors actively reviewed and revised the manuscript and approved the finally submitted manuscript.
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Corresponding author: Nabi Nazari, PhD, Academic Fellow, Research Assistant, Research Assistant Professor, Senior Editor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Human Sciences, Lorestan University, Kmalvand Street, Khorramabad 65065, Iran. nazariirani@gmail.com
Received: January 27, 2022
Peer-review started: January 27, 2022
First decision: March 16, 2022
Revised: March 19, 2022
Accepted: April 9, 2022
Article in press: April 9, 2022
Published online: May 16, 2022
Core Tip

Core Tip: Consistent with biopsychosocial and public health promotion perspectives on health, comprehending the consequences of perfectionism for health and well-being necessitates unifying instead of soloing studies on such linked factors and examining them in their particular contexts. As a transdiagnostic process, that perfectionism is hard to change. Consequently, treatments must be customized to address perfectionists' cognitive and emotion control difficulties, and adolescents meta-cognitive views about ability, self, and meaning of failure.