Mindfulness and Psychotherapy, First Edition

Christopher Germer, Ronald Siegel, Paul Fulton (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

333 Seiten

2005
Guilford Publications (Verlag)
978-1-59385-139-2 (ISBN)

Infos

Responding to growing interest among psychotherapists of all theoretical orientations, this practical book provides a comprehensive introduction to mindfulness and its contemporary clinical applications. The authors, who have been practicing both mindfulness and psychotherapy for decades, present a range of clear-cut procedures for practicing mindfulness techniques and teaching them to patients experiencing depression, anxiety, chronic pain, and other problems. Also addressed are ways that mindfulness practices can increase acceptance and empathy in the therapeutic relationship. The book reviews the philosophical underpinnings of mindfulness and presents compelling empirical findings. User-friendly features include illustrative case examples, practice exercises, and resource listings.

Autor

Christopher K. Germer, PhD, is a clinical psychologist in private practice, specializing in mindfulness-based treatment of anxiety and panic. He has been integrating meditation and mindfulness principles into psychotherapy since 1978 and has taken many trips to India to explore the varieties of meditation and yoga. Currently the Director of Continuing Education for the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy, he is a clinical instructor in psychology at Harvard Medical School. Ronald D. Siegel, PsyD, is a clinical psychologist, a member of the clinical faculty of Harvard Medical School for over 20 years, and a longtime student of mindfulness meditation. His personal recovery from disabling back pain led him to develop a mind/n-/body program for treating chronic back pain, incorporating mindfulness techniques. He teaches nationally about mind-body treatment and maintains a private practice in Lincoln, Massachusetts. Dr. Siegel is coauthor of Back Sense: A Revolutionary Approach to Halting the Cycle of Chronic Back Pain. Paul R. Fulton, EdD, is the Director of Mental Health for Tufts Health Plan in Massachusetts, a clinical psychologist in private practice, and a forensic psychologist. He received lay ordination as a Zen Buddhist in 1972, and has been a student of psychology and meditation for 35 years. He was the clinical director of a large state psychiatric facility, and later the program director for a private psychiatric hospital. Dr. Fulton is on the board of directors of the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies and is President of the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy.

Inhalt

Part I:The Meaning of Mindfulness.Germer, Mindfulness: What Is It? What Does It Matter? Siegel, Fulton, Buddhist and Western Psychology: Seeking Common Ground. Part II: The Therapy Relationship.Fulton, Mindfulness as Clinical Training. W.D.Morgan, S.T.Morgan, Cultivating Attention and Empathy. Surrey, Relational Psychotherapy, Relational Mindfulness. Part III: Clinical Applications.Germer, Teaching Mindfulness in Therapy. S.PMorgan, Depression: Turning Toward Life. Germer, Anxiety Disorders: Befriending Fear. Siegel, Psychophysiological Disorders: Embracing Pain. Goodman, Working with Children: Beginner's Mind. Lazar, Mindfulness Research. PartIV: Past and Promise.Olendzki, Roots of Mindfulness. Styron, Positive Psychology: Awakening to the Fullness of Life. Appendix A: Resources for the Clinician. Appendix B: Olendzki., Glossary of Terms in Buddhist Psychology.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 20.4.2005
• Verlagsort: New York
• Sprache: englisch
• Gewicht: 616 g
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie
• ISBN-10: 1-59385-139-1 / 1593851391
• ISBN-13: 978-1-59385-139-2 / 9781593851392
• Zustand: Neuware