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Mindfulness Approaches in Cognitive Behavior Therapy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 November 2008

Nirbhay N. Singh ,
Giulio E. Lancioni ,
Robert G. Wahler ,
Alan S. W. Winton  and
Judy Singh
Nirbhay N. Singh*
Affiliation:
ONE Research Institute, Richmond, Virginia, USA
Giulio E. Lancioni
Affiliation:
University of Bari, Italy
Robert G. Wahler
Affiliation:
University of Tennessee at Knoxville, USA
Alan S. W. Winton
Affiliation:
Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
Judy Singh
Affiliation:
ONE Research Institute, Richmond, Virginia, USA
*
Reprint requests to Nirbhay N. Singh, ONE Research Institute, P.O. Box 5419, Midlothian, VA 23112, USA. E-mail: nirbsingh52@aol.com
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Abstract

Mindfulness is the latest addition to the armamentarium of cognitive behavioral therapists. Mindfulness methods from the wisdom traditions, as well as from current psychological theories, are beginning to be used as cognitive behavioral strategies for alleviating psychological distress and for personal transformation. The use of mindfulness as a clinical tool is in its infancy, with attendant growing pains in theory, research and practice. We briefly discuss the historical context of the use of mindfulness, recent developments in theory, research and practice, and future developments. We conclude that mindfulness shows a lot of promise as a clinical treatment modality, but there are inherent pitfalls in the developing approaches.

Keywords

Mindfulnesscognitive behavior therapypersonal transformationassessment of mindfulnesspsychological distresswisdom traditions
Type
New and Emerging Areas
Information
Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy , Volume 36 , Issue 6: Developments in the Theory and Practice of Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies , November 2008 , pp. 659 - 666
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Copyright © British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies 2008

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