[Mindfulness-based psychotherapy]
1Zentralinstitut für Seelische Gesundheit, Klinik für Psychosomatik und Psychotherapeutische Medizin, Postfach 122120, 68072 Mannheim, Deutschland. martin.bohus@zi-mannheim.de
Abstract:
Mindfulness-based psychotherapy is rooted in the Far East meditation culture. In the context of psychotherapy mindfulness-based treatment programs mostly include mindfulness as modular components aiming at acceptance of aversive circumstances or emotions and on improvement of metacognitive awareness. Currently there are five mindfulness-based concepts with different proof of effectiveness: mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) can be classified as effective in reducing the risk of relapse in patients with recurrent depression, whereas the popular mindfulness-based stress reduction program (MBSR) reveals only small effect sizes. In summary, mindfulness used as one component in modular conceptualized treatment programs seems to be both acceptable and effective.
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