Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy
The Oxford Handbook of Stress and Mental Health February 17, 2020 Philip A. Desormeau, Kathleen M. Walsh, Zindel V. Segal
Mindfulness meditation training reduces symptoms in medical and mental health disorders by engaging core cognitive processes that decrease ruminative and elaborative thinking, which perpetuate stress reactivity. The chapter defines mindfulness, reviews its theoretical basis, and outlines mindfulness-based interventions' structure and impact on stress and psychological health indices. It describes the mindfulness stress-buffering account (MSBA) as the dominant theoretical model explaining mindfulness's effects on stress-related disorders, highlighting how this framework can guide intervention science.