Part I:The Meaning of Mindfulness.Germer, Mindfulness: What Is It? What Does It Matter? Siegel, Fulton, Buddhist and Western Psychology: Seeking Common Ground. Part II: The Therapy Relationship.Fulton, Mindfulness as Clinical Training. W.D.Morgan, S.T.Morgan, Cultivating Attention and Empathy. Surrey, Relational Psychotherapy, Relational Mindfulness. Part III: Clinical Applications.Germer, Teaching Mindfulness in Therapy. S.PMorgan, Depression: Turning Toward Life. Germer, Anxiety Disorders: Befriending Fear. Siegel, Psychophysiological Disorders: Embracing Pain. Goodman, Working with Children: Beginner's Mind. Lazar, Mindfulness Research. PartIV: Past and Promise.Olendzki, Roots of Mindfulness. Styron, Positive Psychology: Awakening to the Fullness of Life. Appendix A: Resources for the Clinician. Appendix B: Olendzki., Glossary of Terms in Buddhist Psychology.
Christopher K. Germer, PhD, is a clinical psychologist in private practice, specializing in mindfulness-based treatment of anxiety and panic. He has been integrating meditation and mindfulness principles into psychotherapy since 1978 and has taken many trips to India to explore the varieties of meditation and yoga. Currently the Director of Continuing Education for the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy, he is a clinical instructor in psychology at Harvard Medical School.
Ronald D. Siegel, PsyD, is a clinical psychologist, a member of the clinical faculty of Harvard Medical School for over 20 years, and a longtime student of mindfulness meditation. His personal recovery from disabling back pain led him to develop a mind/n-/body program for treating chronic back pain, incorporating mindfulness techniques. He teaches nationally about mind-body treatment and maintains a private practice in Lincoln, Massachusetts. Dr. Siegel is coauthor of Back Sense: A Revolutionary Approach to Halting the Cycle of Chronic Back Pain.
Paul R. Fulton, EdD, is the Director of Mental Health for Tufts
Health Plan in Massachusetts, a clinical psychologist in private
practice, and a forensic psychologist. He received lay ordination
as a Zen Buddhist in 1972, and has been a student of psychology and
meditation for 35 years. He was the clinical director of a large
state psychiatric facility, and later the program director for a
private psychiatric hospital. Dr. Fulton is on the board of
directors of the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies and is President
of the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy.
"One of the best books yet on mindfulness and psychotherapy. Well
informed, clinically sound, thoughtful, practical, and
provocative." - Jack Kornfield, PhD, author of A Path with Heart"A
landmark contribution to the emerging field of mindfulness-based
interventions in psychology, psychiatry, and medicine. Contributors
include psychotherapists with longstanding personal commitments to
mindfulness meditation practice and its clinical applications, as
well as a neuroscientist and a Buddhist scholar. Comprehensive,
accessible, and full of illuminating case studies and
mindfulness-based exercises, this book is likely to catalyze
interest in mindfulness for years to come. It opens a range of
different doors for mental health professionals interested in
applying mindfulness in the clinical domain and in the cultivation
of well-being, happiness, compassion, and wisdom. It will serve as
a useful text in undergraduate- and graduate-level courses in
positive psychology, clinical practice, psychotherapy, and human
performance." - Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD, author of Coming to Our
Senses"A thoughtful exploration of the theory and practice of how
mindfulness can be integrated into therapy....The writers make
powerful cases for including mindfulness as a part of the work
within different therapeutic modalities and with different
clients." - Kate Thompson, Therapy Today, February 2008
"One of the best books yet on mindfulness and psychotherapy. Well
informed, clinically sound, thoughtful, practical, and
provocative." - Jack Kornfield, PhD, author of A Path with Heart"A
landmark contribution to the emerging field of mindfulness-based
interventions in psychology, psychiatry, and medicine. Contributors
include psychotherapists with longstanding personal commitments to
mindfulness meditation practice and its clinical applications, as
well as a neuroscientist and a Buddhist scholar. Comprehensive,
accessible, and full of illuminating case studies and
mindfulness-based exercises, this book is likely to catalyze
interest in mindfulness for years to come. It opens a range of
different doors for mental health professionals interested in
applying mindfulness in the clinical domain and in the cultivation
of well-being, happiness, compassion, and wisdom. It will serve as
a useful text in undergraduate- and graduate-level courses in
positive psychology, clinical practice, psychotherapy, and human
performance." - Jon Kabat-Zinn, author of Coming to Our Senses"A
thoughtful exploration of the theory and practice of how
mindfulness can be integrated into therapy....The writers make
powerful cases for including mindfulness as a part of the work
within different therapeutic modalities and with different
clients." - Kate Thompson, Therapy Today, February 2008
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