Meditation and consciousness: an Asian approach to mental health.
American Journal of Psychotherapy 1976 DOI: 10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1976.30.1.41 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Intervention | Meditation |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Citations | 70 |
| Key points | Proposes that meditation, by fostering healthy mental properties that inhibit unhealthy ones, can enhance adaptive responsiveness and complement psychotherapy. |
Abstract
According to Abhidhamma, a classical Asian phenomenology of consciousness, through meditation a set of "healthy" mental properties reciprocally inhibits an "unhealthy" set. In light of Abhidhamma and empirical findings, applications of meditation are suggested for inducing an optimal mode of responsiveness to environmental demands, and as a complementary adjunct to psychotherapy.
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Citations in the library
Cited by 15
- Meditation and psychotherapy: a rationale for the integration of dynamic psychotherapy, the relaxation response, and mindfulness meditation American Journal of Psychiatry 1985
- Examining The Content and Context of Meditation Journal of Humanistic Psychology October 1, 1994
- The Relevance of Meditation to Clinical Practice: An Overview Applied Psychology July 1, 1990
- Relationships Among Stress, Blood Pressure, and Heart Rate Variability in Meditators VCU Scholars Compass 2006
- The differential effects of three mindfulness techniques on indicators of emotional well-being and life satisfaction UTAS Research Repository 2014
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