Mindfulness meditation practices as adjunctive treatments for psychiatric disorders.
Author: Marchand WR.
Affiliation:
George E. Wahlen Veterans Administration Medical Center, 500 Foothill, Salt Lake City, UT 84148, USA. Electronic address: wmarchand@me.com.
Conference/Journal: Psychiatr Clin North Am.
Date published: 2013 Mar
Other:
Volume ID: 36 , Issue ID: 1 , Pages: 141-52 , Special Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.psc.2013.01.002. , Word Count: 95
Mindfulness meditation-based therapies are being increasingly used as interventions for psychiatric disorders. Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) have been studied extensively. MBSR is beneficial for general psychological health and pain management. MBCT is recommended as an adjunctive treatment for unipolar depression. Both MBSR and MBCT have efficacy for anxiety symptoms. Informed clinicians can do much to support their patients who are receiving mindfulness training. This review provides information needed by clinicians to help patients maximize the benefits of mindfulness training and develop an enduring meditation practice.
Published by Elsevier Inc.
PMID: 23538083
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