A short but sweet blog post by my friend, Elisha Goldstein, PhD.
There is no question about it, the interest in Mindfulness-Based Interventions to work with people experiencing a variety of “disorders” and also in healthy individuals is growing at a rapid pace. There has been research with psychological issues such as stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar, addiction, eating disorders, ADHD, OCD, Parenting and others. There has also been plenty of research with medical diagnoses such as Chronic Pain, HIV/AIDS, Cancer, Sleep disorders, heart disease, epilepsy and others.
The most well-known of these are Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT),Dialectal Behavior Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and a growing interest in Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention (MBRP) for addictive relapse.
In her book The Art and Science of Mindfulness: Integrating Mindfulness into Psychology and the Helping Professions, Shauna Shapiro shows a variety of research with mindfulness-based interventions and says,
As it stands, there is solid evidence that mindfulness-based treatments can be successfully applied to the treatment of symptoms of anxiety and depression, whether MBSR, MBCT or ACT is applied. Mixed-modality intensive treatments like DBT that incorporate mindfulness training are also useful for treating more complex personality disorders, which often include substance abuse and self-harming behaviors.
Yet, it’s amazing that there has been this must positive research in only 30 years, most of it coming in the last 10 years. This is an exciting time in the field of mindfulness as a modality for medical and psychological distress.
The research is clearly pointing out that mindfulness as an approach has been and can continue to be translated into the mainstream and is indeed helpful as an intervention.
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If you enjoy the articles and posts here on ReWire Your Brain For Love, you’ll probably also like my Monthly e-Newsletter, with tips to support your mindfulness meditation practice. Subscribers get a free meditation download, and are also automatically entered into regular prize giveaways. It’s fun, it’s FREE, and it’s only a single click away! CLICK HERE.
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If you enjoy the articles and posts here on ReWire Your Brain For Love, you’ll probably also like my Monthly e-Newsletter, with tips to support your mindfulness meditation practice. Subscribers get a free meditation download, and are also automatically entered into regular prize giveaways. It’s fun, it’s FREE, and it’s only a single click away! CLICK HERE.
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