Mindfulness meditation in clinical practice

The practice of mindfulness is increasingly being integrated into contemporary clinical psychology. Based in Buddhist philosophy and subsequently integrated into Western health care in the contexts of psychotherapy and stress management, mindfulness meditation is evolving as a systematic, clinical intervention. This article describes stress-reduction applications of mindfulness meditation predominantly in medical settings, as originally conceived and developed by Kabat-Zinn and colleagues. It describes process factors associated with the time-limited, group-based format favored by this model, and presents in tabular form results of both early and more recent outcome studies. Copyright © 2004 by Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy. All rights of reproduction in any form reserved.

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Author Christi S Ulmer Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Behavioral Medicine & Neur ...