Mindfulness-based treatment approaches clinician's guide to evidence base and applications /

Eastern spiritual traditions have long maintained that mindfulness meditation can improve well-being. More recently, mindfulness-based treatment approaches have been successfully utilized to treat anxiety, depressive relapse, eating disorders, psychosis, and borderline personality disorder. This boo...

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Other Authors: Baer, Ruth A., ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier, Academic Press, [2006]
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xviii, 424 pages).
Series: Practical resources for the mental health professional.
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Table of Contents:
  • pt. I. Introduction. 1. Overview of mindfulness- and acceptance-based treatment approaches / Ruth A. Baer & Jennifer Krietemeyer
  • pt. II. Applications for psychological disorders in adults. 2. Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for prevention of depressive relapse / Sandra J. Coffman, Sona Dimidjian & Ruth A. Baer
  • 3. Incorporating mindfulness- and acceptance-based strategies in the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder / Lizabeth Roemer, Kristalyn Salters-Pedneault & Susan M. Orsillo
  • 4. Mindfulness-based approaches to eating disorders / Jean L. Kristeller, Ruth A. Baer & Ruth Quillian-Wolever
  • 5. Acceptance, mindfulness, values, and psychosis: applying acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) to the chronically mentally ill / Patricia A. Bach et al.
  • 6. Mindfulness in dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) for borderline personality disorder / Stacy Shaw Welch, Shireen Rizvi & Sona Dimidjian
  • pt. III. Applications for psychological disorders in children, adolescents, and older adults. 7. Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for children / Randye J. Semple, Jennifer Lee & Lisa F. Miller
  • 8. Mindfulness in dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) for adolescents / Elizabeth E. Wagner, Jill H. Rathus & Alec L. Miller
  • 9. "Like waking up from a dream": mindfulness training for older people with anxiety and depression / Alistair Smith
  • 10. Mindfulness and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT): application with depressed older adults with personality disorders / Thomas R. Lynch & Leslie L. Bronner
  • pt. IV. Applications with medical populations. 11. Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) as an intervention for cancer patients / Michael Speca et al.
  • 12. Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) with Spanish- and English-speaking inner-city medical patients / Beth Roth & Lia Calle-Mesa
  • 13. Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) in the treatment of chronic pain / JoAnne Dahl & Tobias Lundgren
  • pt. V. Applications for interpersonal relationships. 14. Mindfulness-based relationship enhancement (MBRE) in couples / James W. Carson et al.
  • 15. Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT): a mindfulness-based treatment for intimate partner violence / Jill H. Rathus, Nicholas Cavuoto & Vincent Passarelli
  • pt. V. Applications for stress reduction in the workplace. 16. Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) in a worksite wellness program / Kimberly Williams
  • 17. Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) in the workplace / Paul E. Flaxman & Frank W. Bond.