Journal of Clinical Psychology
August 29, 2026
Julia Kalmar, Ines Baumann, Elena Schleiting et al.
ABSTRACT Objectives Mindfulness is increasingly being implemented in child and adolescent therapy. However, little is known about its effectiveness in individual settings within a clinical outpatient context. We investigated the effects of session‐introducing mindfulness interventions (IG‐M) compared to session‐introducing relaxation interventions (CG‐R) and no standardized session‐introduction...
Mindfulness
April 1, 2023
Stella Kümmerle, Thomas Heidenreich, Meike Müller-Engelmann
Abstract Objectives Despite various methodological concerns, previous studies mainly use questionnaires to assess mindfulness. Following a multi-measurement approach, the present study aimed to evaluate the added value of an experience-sampling measure in the context of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression. Method Data were collected in a PTSD group, depression group, and control...
Counselling and Psychotherapy Research
February 7, 2023
Julia Kalmar, Charlotte Bressler, Elena Gruber et al.
3 citations
Abstract Objectives Mindfulness may be a helpful tool to enhance psychotherapists' self‐care and intrapersonal skills. To gain deeper knowledge about how to improve mindfulness skills in child and adolescent psychotherapists, we investigated the impact of two mindfulness‐based workshops and a self‐experience interval (individual homework practice of mindfulness exercises) on quantitative and...
Mindfulness
April 29, 2019
Johannes Michalak, Catherine Crane, C. Germer et al.
ObjectivesMindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) like mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) teach mindfulness in a group-based format. Empirical research has shown that many therapists working in individual therapy integrate mindfulness practices (e.g., body scan, sitting meditation) into their treatments. However, research on this topic is in...
Journal of Clinical Psychology
October 8, 2018
Johannes Mander, Paul Blanck, Andreas B. Neubauer et al.
56 citations
OBJECTIVE: There is scarce research on the effects of mindfulness in individual therapy. As many practitioners integrate mindfulness exercises into individual therapy, empirical evidence is of high clinical relevance. METHOD: We investigated the effects of a session-introducing intervention with mindfulness elements (SIIME) in a randomized, controlled design. The effects of SIIME on therapeutic...
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
October 2015
Johannes Michalak, Martin Schultze, Thomas Heidenreich et al.
Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) has recently been proposed as a treatment option for chronic depression. The cognitive behavioral analysis system of psychotherapy (CBASP) is the only approach specifically developed to date for the treatment of chronically depressed patients. The efficacy of MBCT plus treatment-as-usual (TAU), and CBASP (group version) plus TAU, was compared to TAU...
BMC Psychology
July 17, 2015
Johannes Mander, Paula Kröger, Thomas Heidenreich et al.
Background: Mindfulness has its origins in an Eastern Buddhist tradition that is over 2500 years old and can be defined as a specific form of attention that is non-judgmental, purposeful, and focused on the present moment. It has been well established in cognitive-behavior therapy in the last decades, while it has been investigated in manualized group settings such as mindfulness-based stress...
BMC Psychiatry
November 18, 2014
Anne Katrin Külz, Sarah Landmann, Barbara Cludius et al.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a very disabling condition with a chronic course, if left untreated. Though cognitive behavioral treatment (CBT) with or without selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) is the method of choice, up to one third of individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) do not respond to treatment in terms of at least 35% improvement of symptoms....
Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie up2date
July 1, 2012
Johannes Michalak, Sabine Blaeser, Thomas Heidenreich
All articles of this category Kernaussagen Unter Achtsamkeit versteht man die absichtsvolle, bewusste und nicht wertende Lenkung der Aufmerksamkeit auf den gegenwärtigen Augenblick. Grundsätzlich besitzt jeder diese Fähigkeit und ist in der Lage sie weiter zu kultivieren. In den vergangenen Jahren wurden verschiedene verhaltenstherapeutische und -medizinische Verfahren entwickelt, die eine...
Advances in Consciousness Research
January 25, 2012
Johannes Michalak, Jan M. Burg, Thomas Heidenreich
During the past decade, Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) aiming at relapse prevention in depression has been developed and empirically tested. All exercises taught during MBCT are based on the development of a heightened awareness of one’s body. The important role of the body is also stressed in a recently emerging interdisciplinary field of research termed ‘embodiment’. This research...
Zeitschrift für Sportpsychologie
October 1, 2011
Kathrin Heinz, Thomas Heidenreich, Franziska Wenhold et al.
7 citations
Zusammenfassung.„Achtsamkeit und Akzeptanz“ beschreiben die individuelle Fähigkeit, im Alltag auftretende (im sportpsychologischen Kontext z. B. leistungseinschränkende) Emotionen und Gedanken bewusst wahrzunehmen und als solche anzunehmen, ohne sie zu bewerten. Der Artikel stellt den Ansatz und seine Einsatzmöglichkeiten im Kontext Leistungssport vor. Dazu werden zunächst die Begriffe...
PPmP - Psychotherapie · Psychosomatik · Medizinische Psychologie
July 2011
Petra Meibert, Johannes Michalak, Thomas Heidenreich
In the context of an increasing interest in mindfulness-based approaches both in clinical application as well as in the field of research the present paper introduces MBSR (Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction), illustrates the theoretical background of mindfulness practice and reviews the procedures during the cultivation of mindfulness and possible impacting factors. The article also reviews...
Assessment
June 2010
Corinna Baum, Willem Kuyken, Martin Bohus et al.
The Kentucky Inventory of Mindfulness Skills (KIMS) is a well-validated multidimensional questionnaire measuring dimensions of mindfulness on four scales: Observing, Describing, Act With Awareness, and Accept Without Judgment. Even though the KIMS has been used in several clinical studies no information is available about the psychometric properties in different clinical samples. The present...
The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease
August 2007
Matthias Michal, Manfred E Beutel, Jochen Jordan et al.
Depersonalization (DP), i.e., feelings of being detached from one's own mental processes or body, can be considered as a form of mental escape from the full experience of reality. This mental escape is thought to be etiologically linked with maltreatment during childhood. The detached state of consciousness in DP contrasts with certain aspects of mindfulness, a state of consciousness...