Background Detached Mindfulness (DM) is a central, transdiagnostic technique within Metacognitive Therapy (MCT). It involves increasing meta-awareness of intrusions while decentring from and disengaging with them, and is used to reduce the Cognitive Attentional Syndrome and dysfunctional metacognitive beliefs—key components of the metacognitive model of psychological disorders. Although DM is...
Abstract Background The aims of this study were to explore the possible relation between metacognition, mindfulness, and experiential avoidance, as well as their association with symptoms of anxiety and depression. Methods Cross-sectional data was collected from a community sample (N = 364) who completed the Metacognitions Questionnaire-30 (MCQ-30), the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire-24...