“…The "Think healthy and feel the difference" protocol, adapted for patients with acromegaly, was applied in nine weekly group sessions. Therapy sessions were designed according to the basic principles of CBT: brief approach, structured sessions, active participation in treatment, psychoeducation, education on difficulties, written records, decision making for healthy behaviors, emotional regulation, psychotherapeutic process, and application in a group setting (A.T. Beck, 1963;Knapp & Beck, 2008;Ferreira de Lima & Kunzler, 2017;Kunzler, 2015;Padesky, 1994).…”