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12 - Mindfulness in cognitive–behavioral therapy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 November 2010

Stefan Hofmann
Affiliation:
Boston University
Mark Reinecke
Affiliation:
Northwestern University, Illinois
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This chapter provides a straightforward guide to the emerging work on mindfulness in cognitive-behavioral science, based both on the experience with mindfulness practices and on the rapidly-evolving empirical literature on mindfulness. Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is a behavioral intervention rooted in basic research on language and cognition. The goal of traditional cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is to reduce symptoms, whereas, the goal of ACT is valued living irrespective of symptoms. Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy is an eight-week group experiential education program designed to prevent relapse in patients with recurrent depression. The chapter discusses empirical studies of ACT, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT), and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT). Several outcome studies have found that DBT is a promising approach, and no other therapy has demonstrated superiority to DBT. A review of the efficacy of mindfulness-based treatments has been recently provided by Stefan Hofmann and colleagues.
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Cognitive-behavioral Therapy with Adults
A Guide to Empirically-informed Assessment and Intervention
, pp. 163 - 179
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2010

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