Mindfulness and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: A Rebuttal
Neil Harrington, Charles Pickles
Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy November 1, 2009 DOI: 10.1891/0889-8391.23.4.333 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Meditation |
| Key points | Argues that Baer and Sauer's definition of mindfulness contains contradictory defining features and therefore lacks coherence as a scientific definition, highlighting conceptual confusions that undermine its utility. |
Abstract
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.
Comparable studies
Other theoretical and historical papers on meditation, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mindfulness: A proposed operational definition. | 2004 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Mechanisms of mindfulness | 2005 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| How Does Mindfulness Meditation Work? Proposing Mechanisms of Action From a Conceptual and Neural Perspective | 2011 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for depression | 2006 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Self-awareness, self-regulation, and self-transcendence (S-ART): a framework for understanding the neurobiological mechanisms of mindfulness | 2012 | Theoretical or philosophical paper |
Citations in the library
Cited by 4
- The Mindful Self: A Mindfulness-Enlightened Self-view Frontiers in Psychology October 13, 2017
- Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for headache pain: An evaluation of the long-term maintenance of effects. Complementary Therapies in Medicine August 2017
- A critical analysis of the concepts and measurement of awareness and equanimity in Goenka's Vipassana meditation. Journal of Religion and Health April 1, 2015
- Toward a theoretical model for mindfulness-based pain management. Journal of Pain July 2014