Abstract
The techniques of mindfulness meditation, with their emphasis on developing detached observation and awareness of the contents of consciousness, may represent a powerful cognitive behavioral coping strategy for transforming the ways in which we respond to life events. They may also have potential for relapse prevention in affective disorders.
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MeditationStress reductionPsychotherapistPsychologyReduction (mathematics)Stress (linguistics)Clinical psychologyPhilosophyTheology
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- 66
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- 97-106
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John A. Astin
(1997).
Stress Reduction through Mindf ulness Meditation.
Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics
, 66
(2)
, 97-106.
https://doi.org/10.1159/000289116
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- 10.1159/000289116