Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy
2016
Johannes Graser, Volkmar Höfling, Charlotte Weβlau et al.
In this pilot study, N = 11 patients suffering from chronic depression were treated in a 12-week group program consisting of basic mindfulness exercises from Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy and compassion exercises from Compassion Focused Therapy and Loving Kindness Meditation. In a 3-month waiting period prior to treatment, depression symptoms both in self-report and clinician rating did...
Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy
2014
Hannah Woods, Michael Proeve
The tendency to experience shame or guilt is associated differentially with anxiety, depression, and substance abuse, with shame being associated with greater psychopathology. Recent interventions designed to decrease shame emphasize mindfulness or self-compassion. This study investigated correlational relationships of shame-proneness and guilt-proneness with mindfulness and with...
Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy
November 1, 2009
Ruth A. Baer, Shannon Sauer
Harrington and Pickles (this issue) raise interesting and important questions about the nature of mindfulness and its relationships to scientific clinical psychology and cognitive behavioral theory and treatment. In this commentary, we address two primary questions. First, is mindfulness a meaningful concept within scientific clinical psychology or is it religious or mystical? Second, is...
Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy
November 1, 2009
Neil Harrington, Charles Pickles
The authors discuss Baer and Sauer’s definition of mindfulness and point to possible conceptual confusions. It is argued that the defining features of mindfulness are contradictory and fail to represent a coherent scientific definition.
Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy
November 1, 2009
Neil Harrington, Charles Pickles
Several therapies have emerged that include mindfulness as a central theoretical concept within a Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) model. These include Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT). This article argues that mindfulness is contrary to many of the core principles of CBT, but more importantly, the...
Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy
August 1, 2009
Emily L. B. Lykins, Ruth A. Baer
Although mindfulness meditation traditionally is viewed as a lifelong practice, much current knowledge about its effects is based on short-term practitioners who have participated in mindfulness-based treatment. In the current study, long-term meditators and demographically similar nonmeditators completed self-report measures of constructs expected to be related to the practice of mindfulness...
Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy
August 1, 2009
Lisa Christine Vettese, Tony Toneatto, Jonathan N. Stea et al.
Mindfulness-based interventions have been shown to alleviate symptoms of a wide range of physical and mental health conditions. Regular between-session practice of mindfulness meditation is among the key factors proposed to produce the therapeutic benefits of mindfulness-based programs. This article reviews the mindfulness intervention literature with a focus on the status of home practice...
Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy
August 1, 2009
Shari L. Cordon, Kirk Warren Brown, Pamela R. Gibson
The current research investigated whether adult attachment style moderated the effect of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) participation on levels of perceived stress. Study completing participants (secure group n = 65; insecure group n = 66) completed pre- and postintervention self-report assessments of perceived stress. The insecure group reported significantly higher stress levels...
Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy
March 1, 2008
Jennifer Lee, Randye J. Semple, Dinelia Rosa et al.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and helpfulness of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Children (MBCT-C) for the treatment of internalizing and externalizing symptoms in a sample of nonreferred children. Twenty-five children, ages 9 to 12, participated in the 12-week intervention. Assessments were conducted at baseline and posttreatment. Open trial...
Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy
October 1, 2005
Randye J. Semple, Elizabeth F. G. Reid, Lisa Miller
This study is an open clinical trial that examined the feasibility and acceptability of a mindfulness training program for anxious children. We based this pilot initiative on a cognitively oriented model, which suggests that, since impaired attention is a core symptom of anxiety, enhancing self-management of attention should effect reductions in anxiety. Mindfulness practices are essentially...
Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy
March 1, 2002
Arthur Freeman, Beverly White
Dreams have been part of the human experience throughout recorded history and a central focus in psychodynamic therapy. This paper deals with the use of dreams and images in the context of cognitive-behavioral therapy. The therapist trained in cognitive-behavioral therapy is frequently not trained or prepared to work with dreams and may lose valuable opportunities to tap the richness of imagery...