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New developments in research on mindfulness-based treatments: Introduction to the special issue
Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy
Short Title: New developments in research on mindfulness-based treatments
Format: Journal Article
Publication Year: 2009
Pages: 179-184
Library/Archive: (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved
Sources ID: 21496
Visibility: Private
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This special issue focuses on new developments that make up the expanding envelope of mindfulness-based psychological research. Briefly, the articles in this issue include the description and validation of a trait version of the Toronto Mindfulness Scale, an exploration of the mechanisms underlying the association between increased mindfulness and psychological adjustment, an investigation of whether practicing mindfulness between sessions contributes to symptom improvement, a study of the neural mechanisms underlying increased mindfulness in social anxiety disorder (SAD), and finally an evaluation of whether attachment style moderates participant response to mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR). The articles in this current special issue provide examples of recent areas of investigation in the pursuit of better understanding the growing clinical application of mindfulness-based interventions in Western health care. Potentially, these ongoing efforts will further improve the effectiveness of these treatments to reduce suffering.

Subjects: 
Health Care and Contemplation
Contemplation by Applied Subject