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ASSESSMENT AND CONSTRUCT

Baer, R., Smith, G., & Allen, K. (2004). Assessment of mindfulness by self-report: The Kentucky Inventory of Mindfulness Skills. Assessment, 11(3), 191-206.

Baer, R., Smith, G., Hopkins, J., Krietemeyer, J., & Toney, L. (2006). Using self-report assessment methods to explore facets of mindfulness. Assessment, 13(1), 27-45.

Beitel, M., Ferrer, E., & Cecero, J. (2005). Psychological mindedness and awareness of self and others. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 61(6), 739-750.

Bishop, S., Lau, M., Shapiro, S., Carlson, L., Anderson, N., Carmody, J., et al. (2004). Mindfulness: A proposed operational definition. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 11(3), 230-241.

Brown, K., Ryan, R. & Creswell, J. (200 ). Mindfulness: theoretical foundations and eficence for its salutary effects. Psychological Inquiry, 18(4).

Brown, K., & Ryan, R. (2004). Perils and promise in defining and measuring mindfulness: Observations from experience. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 11(3), 242-248.

Cardaciotto, L., Herbert, J., Forman, E., Moitra, E. & Farrow, V. (2008). The Assessment of Present-Moment Awareness and Acceptance: The Philadelphia Mindfulness Scale. Assessment, 15(2), 204-223.

Carlson, L. & Brown, K. (2005). Validation of the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale in a cancer population. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 58(1),29-33.

Condon, S & Finney, S. (2008). Measurement invariance of the Mindful Awareness Scale across adult attachment style. Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 40(4), 228-245.

Drummond, M. (2006). Conceptualizing the efficacy of mindfulness of bodily sensations in mindfulness-based interventions. Constructivism in the Human Sciences, 11(1), 2-29.

Feldman, G., Hayes, A., Kumar, S. et al (2007). Mindfulness and emotion regulation: The development and initial validation of the Cognitive and affective Mindfulness Scale-Revised (CMS-R). Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral assessment, 29(3), 177-190.

Grossman, P. (2008). On measuring mindfulness in psychosomatic and psychological research. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 64(4), 405-408.

Hayes, S., & Shenk, C. (2004). Operationalizing mindfulness without unnecessary attachments. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 11(3), 249-254.

Hayes, S. (2002). Acceptance, mindfulness,and science. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 9(1), 101-106.

Hofmann, S. & Asmundson, G. (2008). Acceptance and mindfulness-based therapy: New wave or old hat? Clinical Psychology Review, 28(1), 1-16.

Kostanski, M. & Hassad, C. (2008). Mindfulness as a concept and a process. Australian Psychologist, 43(1), 15-21.

Lau, M., Bishop, W., Segal, Z., Buis, T., Anderson, N., Carlson, L., Shapiro, S., Carmody, J., Abbey, S., & Devins, G. (2006). The Toronto Mindfulness Scale: development and validation. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 62(12), 1445-1467.

Leary, M., Adams, C., & Tate, E. (2006). Hypo-egoic self-regulation: exercising self-control by diminishing the influence of the self. Journal of Personality, 74(6), 1803-1831.

Martin, J. (1997). Mindfulness: A proposed common factor. Journal of Psychotherapy Integration, 7(4), 291-312.

Martin, J. (2002). The common factor of mindfulness—An expanding discourse: Comment on Horowitz (2002). Journal of Psychotherapy Integration, 12(2), 139-142.

MacKillop, J. & Anderson, E. Further psychometric validation of the Mindful Attentionn Awareness Scale (MAAS). Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral assessment, 29(4), 289-293.

Sternberg, R. (2000). Images of mindfulness. Journal of Social Issues, 56(1), 11-26.

Thompson, B. & Waltz, J. (2007). Everyday mindfulness and mindfulness meditation: Overlapping constructs or not? Personality and Individual Differences, 43(7), 1875-1885.

Walach, H., Buchheld, N., Buttenmüller, V., Kleinknecht, N., & Schmidt, S. (2006). Measuring mindfulness–The Freiburg Mindfulness Inventory (FMI). Personality and Individual Differences, 40(8), 1543-1555.

 

ATTENTION TRAINING

Anderson, M., Lau, M., Segal, Z., & Bishop, S. (2007). Mindfulness-based stress reduction and attentional control. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 14(6), 449-463.

Baijal, S. & Gupta, R. (2008). Meditation-based training: A possible intervention for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder? Psychiatry, 5(4), 48-55.

Chambers, R., Lo. B., & Allen, B. (2008). The impact of intensive mindfulness training on attentional control, cognitive style, and affect. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 32(3), 303-322.

Jha, A., Krompinger, J., & Baime, M. (2007). Mindfulness training modifies subsystems of attention. Cognitive, Affective & Behavioral Neuroscience, 7(2), 109-119.

Khalsa, S., Rudrauf, D., Damasio, A., Davidson, R., Lutz, A. & Tranel, D. (2008). Interoceptive awareness in experienced meditators. Psychophysiology, 45(4), 671-677.

Ortner, C., Kilner, S., & Zelazo, P. (2007). Mindfulness meditation and reduced emotional interference on a cognitive task. Motivation and Emotion, 31(4), 271-283.

Philipsen, A., Richter, H., Peters, J. et al. (2007). Structured group psychotherapy in adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: Results of an open multicentre study. Journal of Nervous and mental Disease, 195(12), 1013-1019.

Tang, Y., Ma, Y., Mang, J. et al. (2007). Short-term meditation training improves attention and self-regulation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA, 104(43), 17152-17156.

Zylowska, L., Ackerman, D., Yang, M et al (2008). Mindfulness meditation training in adults and adolescents with ADHD: A feasibility study. Journal of Attention Disorders, 11(6). 737-746.

 

ANXIETY DISORDERS

Bogels, S., Sijbers, G., & Vonken, M. (2006). Mindfulness and task concentration training for social phobia: a pilot study. Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy: An International Quarterly, 20(1), 33-22.

Bondolfi, G. (2005). Mindfulness and anxiety disorders: possible developments. Constructivism in the Human Sciences, 10(1), 45-52.

Jain, S., Shapiro, S., Swanick, S. et al (2007). A randomized controlled trail of mindfulness meditation versus relaxation training: Effects on distress, positive states of mind, rumination, and distraction. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 33(1), 11-21.

Kabat-Zinn, J., Massion, A. O., Kristeller, J., Peterson, L., Fletcher, K. E., Pbert, L., et al. (1992). Effectiveness of a meditation-based stress reduction program in the treatment of anxiety disorders. American Journal of Psychiatry, 149(7), 936-943.

Miller, J, Fletcher, K., & Kabat-Zinn, J. (1995). Three-year follow-up and clinical implications of a mindfulness meditation-based stress reduction intervention in the treatment of anxiety disorders. General Hospital Psychiatry, 17, 192-200.

Pearl, J., & Carlozzi, A. (1994). Effect of meditation on empathy and anxiety. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 78, 297-298.

Ree, M. & Craigie, M. (2007). Outcomes following mindfulness-based cognitive therapy in a heterogeneous sample of adult outpatients. Behavior Change, 24(2), 70-86.

Rude, S., Maestas, FK., & Neff, K. (2007). Paying attention to distress: What’s wrong with rumination? Cognition and Emotion, 21(4), 843-864.

Toneatto, T, & Nguyen, L. (2007). Does mindfulness meditation improve anxiety and mood symptoms? A review of the controlled research. The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 52(4), 260-266.

Toneatto, T. (2002). A metacognitive therapy for anxiety disorders: Buddhist psychology applied. Cognitive & Behavioral Practice, 9(1), 72-78.

Verplanken, B., Friborh, O., Wang, C. et al. (2007). Mental habits: Metacognitive reflection on negative self-thinking. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 92(3), 526-541.

Zvolensky, M., Solomon, S., McLeish, A., Cassidy, D., Bernstein, A., Bowman. C., & Yartz, A. (2006). Incremental validity of mindfulness-based attention in relation to the concurrent prediction of anxiety and depressive symptomatology and perceptions of health. Cognitive and Behavioral Therapy, 35(3), 148-58

 

GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER

Evans, S., Ferrando, S., Findler, M., Stowell, C., Smart, C., & Haglin, D. (2008). Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for generalized anxiety disorder. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 22(4), 716-721.

Orsillo, S., Roemer, & Barlow, D. (2003). Integrating acceptance and mindfulness into existing cognitive-behavioral treatment for GAD: A case study. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 10, 223-230.

Roemer, E. & Orsillo, S. (2007). An open trial of an acceptance-based behavior therapy for generalized anxiety disorder. Behavior Therapy, 38, 72-85.

Roemer, L., & Orsillo, S. (2002). Expanding our conceptualization of and treatment for Generalized Anxiety Disorder: Integrating mindfulness/acceptance-based approaches with existing cognitive-behavioral models. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 9(1), 54-68.

Wells, A. (2002). GAD, metacognition, and mindfulness: An information processing analysis. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 9(9), 95-100.

Wells, A. & King, P. (2006). Metacognitive therapy for generalized anxiety disorder: An open trial. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 37(3), 206-212.

 

OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER

Fairfax, H. (2008). The use of mindfulness in obsessive-compulsive disorder: Suggestions for its application and integration in existing treatment. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 15(1), 53-59.

Twohig, M., Hayes, S., & Masuda, A. (2006). Increasing willingness to experience obsessions: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy as a treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder. Behavior Therapy, 37(1), 3–13.

 

PANIC DISORDER

Lopez, F. (2000). Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) in panic disorder with agoraphobia: A case study. Psychology in Spain, 4(1), 120-128.

Vujanovic, A., Zvolensky, M., Bernstein, A. et al (2007). A test of the interactive effects of anxiety sensitivity and mindfulness in the prediction of anxious arousal, agoraphobic cognitions, and body vigilance. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 45(6), 1393-1400.

 

SOCIAL ANXIETY DISORDER

Bogels, S., Sijbers, G. & Vonken, M. (2006). Mindfulness and task concentration training for social phobia: A pilot study. Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy, 20(1). 33-44.

Koszycki, D., Benger, M., Shlik, J., & Bradwejn (2007). Randomized trial of a mindfulness-based stress reduction program and cognitive behavior therapy in generalized social anxiety disorder. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 45(10), 2518-2526.

 

TRAUMA

Meili, T. & Kabat-Zinn, J. (2004). The power of the human heart: a story of trauma and recovery and its implications for rehabilitation and healing. Advances in Mind/Body Medicine, 20, 6-16.

Michal, M., Beutel, M, Jordan, J. et al. (2007). Depersonalization, mindfulness, and childhood trauma. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 195(8), 693-696.

Miller, J. (1993). The unveiling of traumatic memories and emotions through mindfulness and concentration meditation: clinical implications and three case reports. The Journal of Transpersonal Psychology, 25(2), 169-176.

Orsillo,, S. & Batten, S. (2005). Acceptance and commitment therapy in the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder. Behavior Modification, 29(1), 95-129.

Schmidt, A. & Miller, J. (2004). Healing trauma with meditation. Tricycle, 40-43.

Speckens, A., Ehlers, A., Hackmann, A. et al. (2007). Intrusive memories and rumination in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder: a phenomenological comparison. Memory, 15(3), 249-257.

Urbanowski, F., & Miller, J. (1996). Trauma, psychotherapy, and meditation. The Journal of Transpersonal Psychology, 28(1), 31-47.

 

BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER

Huss, D. & Baer, R. (2007). Acceptance and change: The integration of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy into ongoing dialectical behavior therapy in a case of borderline personality disorder with depression. Clinical Case Studies, 6(1), 17-33.

Lindenboim, N., Comtois, K., & Linehan, M. (2007). Skills practice in dialectical behavior therapy for suicidal women meeting criteria for borderline personality disorder. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 14(2), 147-156.

Perseiuus, K., Ekdahl, Asberg, M., & Samuelsson, M. (2007), Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 14(7), 635-643.

Westen, D. (2000). The efficacy of dialectical behavior therapy for borderline personality disorder. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 7(1), 92-94.

 

BUDDHISM AND PSYCHOTHERAPY

Alfano, C. (2005). Traversing the caesura: Transcendent attunement in Buddhist meditation and psychoanalysis. Contemporary Psychoanalysis, 41(2), 223-247.

Anderson, D. (2005). Empathy, psychotherapy integration, and meditation: A Buddhist contribution to the common factors movement. Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 45(4), 483-502.

Campos, P. (2002). Special series: Integrating Buddhist philosophy with cognitive and behavioral practice. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 9, 38-40.

Constructivism in the Human Sciences. (2003). A tribute to Yukata Haruki. Volume 8(2). Special issue on Buddhist psychology, mindfulness, constructivism, and psychotherapy. Authors include Jon Kabat-Zinn, Jean Kristeller, Michael Mahoney, Michael DelMonte.

Ekman, P., Davidson, R., Richard, M., & Wallace, B. ((2005). Buddhist and psychological perspectives on emotions and well-being. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 14(2), 59-63.

French, J. (2006). Self within the matrix: Buddhist narrative and a group-analytic paradigm. Group Analysis, 39(2), 243-256.

Hayes, S. (2002). Buddhism and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 9, 58-66.

Kolodny, R. (2004). Why awareness works—and other insights from spiritual practice. British Gestalt Journal, 13(2), 92-99.

Kurak, M. (2003). The relevance of the Buddhist theory of dependent co-origination to cognitive science. Brain and Mind, 4, 341-351.

McIntosh, W. (1997). East meets West:: Parallels between Zen Buddhism and social psychology. The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion, 7(1). 37-52.

O’Donoghue, M. (2002). A Buddhist Middle Way in therapy. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy, Dec., 196-201.

Robins, C. (2002). Zen principles and mindfulness practice in dialectical behavior therapy. Cognitive & Behavioral Practice, 9(9), 50-57.

Seeman, T., Dubin, L., & Seeman, M. (2003). Religiosity/spirituality and health: a critical review of the evidence for biological pathways. American Psychologist, 58(1), 53-63.

Sweet, M., & Johnson, C. (1990) Enhancing empathy: The interpersonal implications of a Buddhist meditation technique. Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training. 27(1) 19-29.

Thomson, R. (2000). Zazen and psychotherapeutic presence. American Journal of Psychotherapy, 54(4), 531-548.

VanderKooi, L. (1997). Buddhist teachers’ experience with extreme mental states in Western meditators. The Journal of Transpersonal Psychology, 29(1), 31-46.

Wallace, B.A. & Shapiro, S. (2006). Mental balance and well-being: Building bridges between Buddhism and Western psychology. American Psychologist, 61(7), 690-701.

 

CHILDREN & FAMILIES

Altmeier, E., Maloney, R. (2007). An initial evaluation of a mindful parenting program. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 63(12), 1231-1238.

Burpee, L. & Langer, E. (2005). Mindfulness and marital satisfaction. Journal of Adult Development, 12(1), 43-51.

Carson, J., Carson, K., Gil, K., & Baucom, D. Mindfulness-based relationship enhancement. Behavior Therapy, 35, 471 494.

Doss, B., Thum, Y., Sevier, M., Atkins, D., & Christensen, A. (2005). ?Improving relationships: Mechanisms of change in couple therapy. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 73(4), 624-633.

Dumas, J. (2005). Mindfulness-based parent training: Strategies to lessen the grip of automaticity in families with disruptive children. Journal of Clinical child and Adolescent Psychology, 34(4), 779-791.

Eyberg, S., & Graham-Pole, J. (2005). Mindfulness and behavioral parent training: Commentary. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 34(4), 792-794.

Fodor, I. & Hooker, K. (2008). Teaching mindfulness to children. Gestalt Review, 21(1), 75-91.
Fisher, R. (2006). Still thinking: the case for meditation with children. Thinking Skills and Creativity, 1(2), 146-151.

Jacobson, N., Christensen, A., Prince, S., Cordova, & Eldridge, K. (2000). Integrative behavioral couple therapy: An acceptance-based, promising new treatment for couple discord. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 68, 351-355.

Lok, S. & McMahon, S. (2006). Mothers’ thoughts about their children: Links between mind-mindedness and emotional availability. British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 24(3),477-488.

Minor, H., Carlson, L., Mackenzie, M. et al. (2006). Evaluation of a mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program for caregivers of children with chronic conditions. Social Work in Health Care, 43(1).

Napoli, M., Krech, P., & Holley, L. (2005). Mindfulness training for elementary school students: the Attention Academy. Journal of Applied School Psychology, 21(1), 99-125.

Reading, R. (2008). Review of Reducing potential for child abuse among methadone-maintained parents: Results from a randomized controlled trail. Child: Care, health and Development, 34(1), 134-135.

Reynolds, D. (2003) Mindful parenting: A group approach to enhancing reflective capacity in parents and infants. Journal of Child Psychotherapy, 29(3), 357-374.

Semple, R., Reid, E., & Miller, L. (2005). Treating anxiety with mindfulness: an open trial of mindfulness training for anxious children. Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy, 19(4), 379-392.

Singh, N., Lancioni, G., Joy, S. et al. (2007). Adolescents with conduct disorder can be mindful of their aggressive behavior. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral disorders, 15(1), 56-63.

Thomas, J. & Wuyek, L. (2008). Minding the children in mindfulness: A Buddhist approach to promoting well-being in children. In Kline, K. (Ed.) Authoritative communities: The scientific case for nurturing the whole child. New York: Springer.

Wall, R. (2005). Tai chi and mindfulness-based stress reduction in a Boston public middle school. Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 19(4), 230-237.

Thompson, M. & Gauntlett-Gilbert, J. (2008). Mindfulness with children and adolescents: Effective clinical application. Clinical Child Psychology And Psychiatry, 13(3), 395-407.

Wall, R. (2005). Tai Chi and mindfulness-based stress reduction in a Boston public middle school. Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 19(4), 230-237.

COMPASSION and SELF-ACCEPTANCE

Adams, C., & Leary, M. (2007). Promoting self-compassionate attitudes toward eating among restrictive and guilty eaters. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 26(10), 1120-1144.

Carson, J. (2006). Loving-kindness meditation findings not related to baseline differences. Journal of Holistic Nursing, 24(1), 5-6.

Carson, J., Carson, K., Gil, K., & Baucom, D. (2004). Mindfulness-based relationship enhancement. Behavior Therapy, 35, 471 494.

Carson, J., Keefe, F., Lynch, T., Carson, K., Goli, V., Fras, A., & Thorp, S. (2005). Loving-kindness meditation for chronic low back pain. Journal of Holistic Nursing, 23(3), 287-304.

Coffey, K., Cohn, M., & Fredrickson, B. (2008). Loving-kindness meditation increases positive emotions, which increase cognitive, psychological, social, and physical resources. Poster presented at .

Germer, C. (2007). Mindful marriage. In M. McLeod (Ed.), The best Buddhist writing, 2007. Boston, MA: Shambhala Publications.

Germer, C. (2006). You gotta have heart. Psychotherapy Networker, Jan/Feb, 54-59, 65.

Gilbert, P., Baldwin, M. W., Irons, C., Baccus, J. R., & Palmer, M. (2006). Self-criticism and self-warmth: An imagery study exploring their relation to depression. Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy, 20, 183-200.

Gilbert, P., Clark, M., hempel, S. et al (2004). Criticizing and reassuring oneself: An exploration of forms, styles and reasons in female students. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 43, 31-50.

Gilbert, P. & Irons, C. (2004). A pilot exploration of the use of compassionate images in a group of self-critical people. Memory, 12(4), 507-516.

Gilbert, P. & Procter, S. (2006). Compassionate mind training for people with high shame and self-criticism: Overview and pilot study of a group therapy approach. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, 13, 353-379.

Irons, C., Gilbert, P., Baldwin, M. et al. (2006). Parental recall, attachment relating and self-attacking/self-reassurance: their relationship with depression. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 45, 297-308. 

Leary, M. R., Tate, E. B., Adams, C. E., Allen, A. B., & Hancock, J. (2007). Self-compassion and reactions to unpleasant self-relevant events: The implications of treating oneself kindly. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 92, 887-904.

Mills, A., Gilbert, P., Bellew, R., McEvan, K., & Gale, C. (2007). Paranoid beliefs and self-criticism in students. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 14, 358-364.

Neff, K. D. (2008). Self-compassion: Moving beyond the pitfalls of a separate self-concept. In J. Bauer & H. A. Wayment (Eds.) Transcending Self-Interest: Psychological Explorations of the Quiet Ego. APA Books, Washington DC.

Neff, K. D. & Vonk, R. (in press). Self-compassion versus global self-esteem: Two different ways of relating to oneself. Journal of Personality.

Neff, K. D., Pisitsungkagarn, K., & Hseih, Y. (in press). Self-compassion and self-construal in the United States, Thailand, and Taiwan. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology.

Neff, K. D., Kirkpatrick, K. & Rude, S. S. (2007). Self-compassion and its link to adaptive psychological functioning. Journal of Research in Personality, 41, 139-154.

Neff, K. D., & Rude, S. S., & Kirkpatrick, K. (2007). An examination of self-compassion in relation to positive psychological functioning and personality traits. Journal of Research in Personality, 41, 908-916.

Neff, K. D., Hseih, Y., & Dejitthirat, K. (2005). Self-compassion, achievement goals, and coping with academic failure. Self and Identity, 4, 263-287.

Neff, K. D. (2004). Self-compassion and psychological well-being. Constructivism in the Human Sciences, 9, 27-37. 

Neff, K. D. (2003). Self-compassion: An alternative conceptualization of a healthy attitude toward oneself. Self and Identity, 2, 85-102.

Neff, K. D. (2003). Development and validation of a scale to measure self-compassion. Self and Identity, 2, 223-250.

Shapiro, S., Brown, K., & Biegel, G. (2007). Teaching self-care to caregivers: Effects of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction on the mental health of therapists in training. Training and Education in Professional Psychology, 1(2), 105-115.

Thompson, B. & Waltz, J. (2008). Mindfulness, self-esteem, and unconditional self-acceptance. Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive Behavior Therapy, 26(2), 119-126.

 

DEPRESSION

Broderick, P. (2005). Mindfulness and coping with dysphoric mood: Contrasts with rumination and distraction. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 29(5), 501-510.

Coelho, H., Canter, P., & Ernst, E. (2007). Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy: Evaluating current evidence and informing future research. Journal of consulting and Clinical Psychology, 75(6), 1000-1005.

Fennell, M. (2004). Depression, low self-esteem and mindfulness. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 42, 1053-1067.

Finucane A, & Mercer SW. (2006). An exploratory mixed methods study of the acceptability and effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for patients with active depression and anxiety in primary care. BMC Psychiatry, 6, 14.

Harley, R., Sprich, S., Safren, S. et al. (2008). Adaptation of dialectical behavior therapy skills training group for treatment-resistant depression. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 196(2), 136-143.

Kenny, M. & Williams, J. (2007). Treatment-resistant depressed patients show a good response to Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy. Behavior Research and Therapy, 45, 617-625.

Kingston, T., Dooley, B., Bates, A. et al. (2007). Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for residual depressive symptoms. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, 80(2), 193-203.

Ma, S., & Teasdale, J. (2004). Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for depression: Replication and exploration of differential relapse prevention effects. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 72(1), 31-40.

Mason, O., & Hargreaves, I. (2001). A qualitative study of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for depression. British Journal of Medical Psychology, 74(2), 197-212.

Ramel,W., Goldin, P., Carmna, P., & McQuaid. (2004). The effects of mindfulness meditation on cognitive processes and affect in patients with past depression. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 28(4), 433-455.

Russell, S., Browne, J. (2005). Staying well with bipolar disorder. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 39(3), 187-193

Semple, R. (2004). Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for depression: A new approach to preventing relapse. Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy, 18(4), 370-371.

Smith, A., Graham, L., & Senthinathan, S. (2007). Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for recurring depression in older people: A qualitative study. Aging and Mental health, 11(3), 346-357.

Teasdale, J., Segal, Z., Williams, J., Ridgeway, V., Soulsby, J., & Lau, M.A. (2000). Prevention of relapse/recurrence in major depression by mindfulness-based cognitive therapy. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 68(4), 615-623.

Verplanken, B., Friborg, O., Wang, C., Trafimow, D., & Woolf, K. (2007). Mental Habits: Metacognitive reflection on negative self-thinking. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 92(3), 526-541.

Waller, B., Carlson, J., & Englar-Carlson, M. Treatment and relapse prevention of depression using mindfulness-based cognitive therapy and Adlerian concepts. Journal of Individual Psychology, 62(4), 443-454.

Williams, J., Russell, I., & Russell, D. (2008). Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy: further issued in current evidence and future research. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 76(3), 524-529.

Williams, J., Alatiz, Y., Crane, C. et al. (2008). Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) in bipolar disorder: Preliminary evaluation of immediate effects on between-episode functioning. Journal of Affective Disorders, 107(11-3), 275-279.

Williams, J., Duggen, D., Crane, C. et al. (2006). Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for prevention of recurrence of suicidal behavior. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 62(2), 201-210.

Williams, J., Teasdale, J., Segal, Z., & Soulsby, J. (2000). Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy reduces overgeneral autobiographical memory in formerly depressed patients. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 109(1), 150-155.

Zvolensky, M., Solomon, S., McLeish, A., Cassidy, D., Bernstein, A., Bowman. C., & Yartz, A. (2006). Incremental validity of mindfulness-based attention in relation to the concurrent prediction of anxiety and depressive symptomatology and perceptions of health. Cognitive and Behavioral Therapy, 35(3), 148-58.

 

DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES

Singh, N., Lancioni, G., Winton, A., Singh, A., Adkins, A. & Singh, A. (2008). Clinical and Benefit-Cost Outcomes of Teaching a Mindfulness-Based Procedure to Adult Offenders With Intellectual Disabilities. Behavior Modification, 32(5), 622-637.

Singh, N., Lancioni, G., Winton, A. et al. (2007). Individuals with mental illness can control their aggressive behavior through mindfulness training. Behavior Modification, 31(3), 313-328.

Singh, N., Lancioni, G., Winton, A. et al. (2006). Mindful parenting decreases aggression, noncompliance, and self-injury in children with autism. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral disorders, 14(3), 169-177.

Singh, N., Lancioni. G., Winton, A., Curtis, W., Wahler, R., Sabaawi, M., Singh, J., & McAleavey, L. (2006). Mindful staff increase learning and reduce aggression in adults with developmental disabilities. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 27(5), 545-548.

Singh, N., Wahler, R., Adkins, A., & Myers, R. (2003). Soles of the feet: a mindfulness-based self-control intervention for aggression by an individual with mild mental retardation and mental illness. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 24(3), 158-169.

Singh, N., Wahler, R., Sabaawi, M., Goza, A., Singh, S., Molina, E., & Winton, A., Strand, P., Hill, O., Singh, J., Barber, J., El-Sabaawi, M., & Dumas, J. (2002). Mentoring treatment teams to integrate behavioral and psychopharmacological treatments in developmental disabilities. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 23(6), 379-89.

 

EMPATHY AND INTERPERSONAL BEHAVIOUR

Avey, J., Wernsing, T. & Luthans, F. (2008). Can positive employees help positive organizational change? Impact of psychological capital and emotions on relevant attitudes and behaviors. Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 44(1), 48-70.

Barnes, S., Brown, K., Krusemark, E., et al. (2007). The role of mindfulness in romantic relationship satisfaction and responses to relationship stress. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 33(4), 482-500.

Block-Lerner, J., Adair, C., Plumb, J. et al. (2007). The case for mindfulness-based approaches in the cultivation of empathy: Does nonjudgmental, present-moment awareness increase capacity for perspective-taking and empathic concern? Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 33(4), 501-516.

Burpee, L. & Langer, E. (2005). Mindfulness and marital satisfaction. Journal of Adult Development, 12(1), 43-51.

Carson, J., Carson, K., Gil, K. et al. (2007). Self-expansion as a mediator of relationship improvements in a mindfulness intervention. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 33(4), 517-528.

Christensen, A., Atkins, D., Yi, J., Baucom, D. & George, W. (2006). Couple and individual adjustment for 2 years following a randomized clinical trial comparing traditional versus integrative behavioral couple therapy. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 74(6), 1180-1191.

Decety, J. & Jackson, P. (2004). The functional architecture of human empathy. Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience Reviews, 3(2), 71-100.

Dekeyser, M., Raes, F., Leijssen, M et al. (2008). Mindfulness skills and interpersonal behavior. Personality and Individual Differences, 44(5). 1235-1245.

Gehart, D., McCollum, E. (2007). Engaging suffering: towards a mindful re-visioning of family therapy practice. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 33(2), 214-226.

Lakey, C., Kernis, M., Heppner, W., & Lance, D. (2008). Individual differences in authenticity and mindfulness as predictors of verbal defensiveness. Journal of Research in Personality, 42(1), 230-238.

Samuelson, M., Carmody, J., Kabat-Zinn, J et al. (2007). Mindfulness-based stress reduction in Massachusetts correctional facilities. The Prison Journal, 87(2), 254-268.

Singer, T. (2006). The neuronal basis and ontogeny of empathy and mind reading: Review of literature and implications for future research. Neuroscience and Behavioral Reviews, 30, 855-863.

Vignemont, F. & Singer, T. (2006). The empathic brain: how, when and why? Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 10(10). online

Wachs, K. & Cordovea, J. (2007). Mindful relating: Exploring mindfulness and emotion repertoires in intimate relationships. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 33(4), 464-481.

 

MECHANISMS OF MINDFULNESS

Arch, J. & Craske, M. (2006). Mechanisms of mindfulness: Emotion regulation following a focused breathing induction. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 44(12),1849-1858.

Bishop, S. et al (2003). Clarifying the construct of mindfulness in the context of emotion regulation and the process of change in therapy. Clinical psychology: Science and Practice, 11(3), 255-262.

Coffey, K. & Hartman, M. (2008). Mechanisms of action in the inverse relationship between mindfulness and psychological distress. Complementary Health Practice Review, 13(2). 79-91.

Doss, B., Thum, Y., Sevier, M., Atkins, D., & Christensen, A. (2005). ?Improving relationships: Mechanisms of change in couple therapy. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 73(4), 624-633.

Hayes, S., & Feldman, G. (2004). Clarifying the construct of mindfulness in the context of emotion regulation and the process of change in therapy. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 11(3), 255-262.

Herndon, F. Testing mindfulness with perceptual and cognitive factors: External vs. Internal encoding, and the Cognitive Failures Questionnaire. Personality and Individual differences, 44(1), 32-41.

Lynch, T., Chapman, A., Rosenthal, M., Kuo, J., & Linehan (2006). Mechanisms of change in dialectical behavior therapy: Theoretical and empirical observations. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 62(4), 459-480.

Shapiro, S., Carlson, L., Astin, J., & Freedman, B. (2006). Mechanisms of mindfulness. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 62(3), 373-386.

Siegel, D. (2007). Mindfulness training and neural integration: Differentiation of distinct streams of awareness and the cultivation of well-being. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 2(4), 259-263.

Walsh, R. & Shapiro, S. (2006). The Meeting of Meditative Disciplines and Western Psychology: A Mutually Enriching Dialogue. American Psychologist, 61(3), 227-239.

 

MEDITATION IN PSYCHOTHERAPY

Craven, J. (1989). Meditation and psychotherapy. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 34, 648-653.

Deatherage, G. (1975). The clinical use of “mindfulness” meditation techniques in short-term psychotherapy. Journal of Transpersonal Psychology, 7(2), 133-143.

Delmonte, M. (1987). Constructivist view of meditation. American Journal of Psychotherapy, XLI(2), 286-298.

Delmonte, M. (1988). Personality correlates of meditation practice: Frequency and dropout in an outpatient population. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 11(6), 593-597.

Kurash, C., & Schaul, J. (2006). Integrating Mindfulness Meditation Within a University Counseling Center Setting. Journal of College Student Psychotherapy, 20(3), 53-67.

Kutz, I., Borysenko, J., & Benson, H. (1985). Meditation and psychotherapy: A rationale for the integration of dynamic psychotherapy, the relaxation response, and mindfulness meditation. American Journal of Psychiatry, 142(1), 1-8.

Kutz, I., Leserman, J., Dorrington, C., Morrison, C., Borysenko, J., & Benson, H. (1985). Meditation as an adjunct to psychotherapy. Psychother Psychosom, 43, 209-218.

Lau, M., & McMain, S. (2006). Integrating mindfulness meditation with cognitive and behavioural therapies: The challenge of combining acceptance- and change-based strategies. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 50(13), 863-969.

Murphy, M., Donovan, S., & Taylor, E. (1997). The physical and psychological effects of meditation: A review of contemporary research with a comprehensive bibliography, 1931-1996. 2d ed. Sausalito, Calif.: The Institute of Noetic Sciences.

Salmon, P., Sephton, S., Weissbecker, I., Hoover, K., Ulmer, C., Studts, J. (2004). Mindfulness meditation in clinical practice. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 11, 434-446.

Shapiro, D. (1992). Adverse effects of meditation: A preliminary investigation of long-term meditators. International Journal of Psychosomatics, 39, 62-66.

Singh NN, Lancioni GE, Winton AS, Adkins AD, Wahler RG, Sabaawi M, Singh J. (2007). Individuals with mental illness can control their aggressive behavior through mindfulness training. Behavior Modification, 31(3), 313-328.

Smith A. (2004). Clinical uses of mindfulness training for older people. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 32(4), 385-388.

Smith, J. C. (1975). Meditation as psychotherapy: A review of the literature. Psychological Bulletin, 82(4), 558-564.

Stanley, S., Reitzel, L., Wingate, L., Cukrowics, K., Lima, E., Joiner, T. (2006). Mindfulness: A Primrose Path for Therapists Using Manualized Treatments? Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy, 20(3), 327-335.

Teasdale, J., Segal, Z., & Williams, J. (2003). Mindfulness training and problem formulation. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 10(2), 157-160.

 

MISCELLANEOUS

Borkovec, T. (2002). Life in the future versus life in the present. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 9(1), 76-80.

Christopher, J. (2007). Culture, moral topographies, and interactive personhood. Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology, 27-28(2 & 1), 170-191.

Ciarrochi, J. & Robb, H. (2005). Letting a little nonverbal air into the room: insights from acceptance and commitment therapy: Part 2: Applications. Journal of Rational-Emotive & Cognitive Behavior Therapy, 23(2), 107-130.

Ciarrochi, J., Robb, H., & Godsell, C. (2005). Letting a little nonverbal air into the room: Insights from acceptance and commitment therapy: Part 1: Philosophical and theoretical underpinnings. Journal of Rational-Emotive & Cognitive Behavior Therapy, 23(2), 79-106.

Complementary Health Practice Review. (2006). Special issue devoted to research on mindfulness. 11(3).
Dennett, D. & McKay, R. (2006). A continuum of mindfulness. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 29(4), 353-354.

Gardner, F. & Moore, Z. (2004). A mindfulness-acceptance-commitment-based approach to athletic performance enhancement: theoretical considerations. Behavior Therapy, 35(4), 707-723.
Gerza, J. (2005). The integrated mindfulness model (IMM). Transpersonal Psychology Review, 9(1), 68-79.

Johanson, G. (2008). Non-linear science, mindfulness and the body in humanistic psychotherapy. Humanistic Psychologist.

Journal of Rational-Emotive & Cognitive Therapy. (2006). Special issue on mindfulness and acceptance. Vol 24(1).

Kurash, C., Schaul, J. (2006). Integrating mindfulness meditation within a university counseling center setting. Journal of College Student Psychotherapy, 20(3), 53-67.

Lakey, C., Campbell, K., Brown, K. & Goodie, A. (2007). Dispositional mindfulness as a predictor of the severity of gambling outcomes. Personality and Individual Differences, 43(7), 1698-1710.

Leary, M., Adams, C. & Tate, E. (2006). Hypo-egoic self-regulation: Exercising self-control by diminishing the influence of the self. Journal of Personality, 74(6), 1803-1831.

Lillia, J. & Hayes, S. (2007). Applying acceptance, mindfulness, and values to the reduction of prejudice. Behavior Modification, 31(4), 389-411.

Petrie, K., Booth, R. & Pennebaker, J. (1998). The immunological effects of thought suppression. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 75(5), 1264-1272.

Psychological Inquiry. (2007). Special issue on mindfulness. 18(4).

Stewart, T. Light on body image: Acceptance through mindfulness. Behavior Modification, 28(6), 783-811.

Thomas, D. (2006). Domain and development of cultural intelligence: The importance of mindfulness. Group & Organization Management, 31(1), 78-99.

Vacarr, B. Moving beyond polite correctness: practicing mindfulness in the diverse classroom. Harvard Educational Review, 71(2), 285-294.

Wells, A. (2005). Detached mindfulness in cognitive therapy: A metacognitive analysis and ten techniques. Journal of Rational-Emotive & Cognitive Behavior Therapy, 23(4), 337-355.

Wright, J., Sadlo, G. & Stew, G. (2006). Challenge-skills and mindfulness: An exploration of the conundrum of flow process. Occupation, Participation and Health, 26(1), 25-32.

 

NEUROBIOLOGY AND PHYSIOLOGY

Barnhofer, T., Duggan, D., Crane, C., Hepburn, S., Fennell, M., Williams, J. (2007). Effects of meditation on frontal alpha-asymmetry in previously suicidal individuals. Neuroreport, 18(7), 709-712.

Brefczynski-Lewis, J., Lutz, A., Schaefer, H. et al. (2007). Neural correlates of attentional expertise in long-term meditation practitioners. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 104(27), 11483-11488.

Burgdorf, J. & Panksepp, J. (2006). The neurobiology of positive emotions. Neuroscience and Behavioral Reviews, 30, 173-187.

Cahn, B., & Polich, J. Meditation states and traits: EEG, ERP, and neuroimaging studies. Psychological Bulletin, 132(2), 180-211.

Corrigan, F. (2004). Psychotherapy as assisted homeostasis: Activation of emotional processing mediated by the anterior cingulated cortex. Medical Hypotheses, 63(6), 968-973.

Creswell, D., Way, B., Eisenberger, N. et al. (2007). Neural correlates of dispositional mindfulness during affect labeling. Psychosomatic Medicine, 69(6), 560-565.

Davidson, R. (2003). Affective neuroscience and psychophysiology: Toward a synthesis. Psychophysiology, 40(5), 655-665.

Davidson, R. J., Kabat-Zinn, J., Schumacher, J., Rosenkranz, M., Muller, D., Santorelli, S., et al. (2003). Alterations in brain and immune function produced by mindfulness meditation. Psychosomatic Medicine, 65(4), 564-570.

Decety, J. & Chaminade, T. (2003). When the self represents the other: A new cognitive neuroscience view on psychological identification. Consciousness and Cognition, 12, 577-596.

Ditto, B., Eclache, M., Goldman, N. (2006). Short-term autonomic and cardiovascular effects of mindfulness body scan meditation. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 32(3), 227-234.

Farb, N., Segal, Z., Mayberg, H., et al (2007). Attending to the present: Mindfulness meditation reveals distinct neural modes of self-reference. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 2(4), 313-322.

Holzel, B., Ott, U., Gard, T. et al. (2008). Investigation of mindfulness meditation practitioners with voxel-based morphometry. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 3(1), 55-61.

Gusnard, D., Akbudak, E., Schulman, G. & Raichle, M. (2001). Medial prefrontal cortex and self-referential mental activity: relation to a default mode of brain function. PNAS, 98(7), 4259-4264.

Kozasa, E., Radvany, H., Barreiros, M., Leite, J. & Amaro, E. (2008). Preliminary functional magnetic resonance imaging Stroop task results before and after a Zen meditation retreat. Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, 62(3), 366.

Lazar, S., Kerr, C., Wasserman, R., Gray, J., Greve, D., Treadway, M., et al. (2005). Meditation experience is associated with increased cortical thickness. NeuroReport, 16(17), 1893-1897.

Low, C., Stanton, A., & Bower, J. (2008). Effects of acceptance-oriented versus evaluative emotional processing on heart rate recovery and habituation. Emotion, 8(3), 419-424.

Lutz, A., Breczynski-Lewis, J., Johnstone, T. & Davidson, R. (2007). Regulation of the neural circuitry of emotion by compassion meditation: Effects of meditative expertise. Plos NOE 3(3): e1897.doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0001897

Lutz, A., Greischar, L., Rawlings, N., Richard, M., & Davidson, R. (2004). Long-term meditators self-induce high-amplitude gamma synchrony during mental practice. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, 101(46), 16369-16373.

Lutz, A., Slagter, H., Dunne, J. & Davidson, R. (2008). Attention regulation and monitoring in meditation. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 12(4), online

O’Loughlin, R. & Zukerman, M. (2008). Mindfulness as a moderator of the relationship between DHEA and reported physical symptoms. Personality and Individual Differences, 44(5), 1193-1202.

Ryback, D. (2006). Self-determination and the neurology of mindfulness. Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 46(4), 474-493.

Seeman, T., Dubin, L., & Seeman, M. (2003). Religiosity/spirituality and health: a critical review of the evidence for biological pathways. American Psychologist, 58(1), 53-63.

Siegel, D. (2007). Mindfulness training and neural integration: Differentiation of distinct streams of awareness and the cultivation of well-being. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 2(4), 259-263.

Smith, J. (2004). Alterations in brain and immune function produced by mindfulness meditation: three caveats. Psychosomatic Medicine, 66, 148-152.

Takahashi, T., Murata, T., Hamada, T, Omori, M., Kosaka, H., Kikuchi, M., Yoshida, H., & Wada, Y. (2005). Changes in EEG and autonomic nervous activity during meditation and their association with personality traits. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 55(2) 199-207.

Valentine, E., and Sweet, P. (1999) Meditation and attention: A comparison of the effects of concentrative and mindfulness meditation on sustained attention. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, 2(1), 59-70.

Wallace, R., Benson, H., & Wilson, A. (1971). A wakeful hypometabolic physiological state. American Journal of Physiology, 221(3), 795-799.

 

POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY

Brown, K. & Ryan, R. (2003). The benefits of being present: Mindfulness and its role in psychological well-being. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 84(4), 82-848.

Fenros, L., Furhoff, A. & Wanbdell, P. (2008). Improving quality of life using compound mind-body therapies: Evaluation of a course intervention with body movement and breath therapy, guided imagery, chakra experiencing and mindfulness meditation. Quality of Life Research: An International Journal of Quality of Life Aspects of Treatment, Care & Rehabilitation, 17(30, 367-376.

Hamilton, N., Kitzman, H. & Guyotte, S. (2006). Enhancing health and emotion: Mindfulness as a missing link between cognitive therapy and positive psychology. Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy, 20(2), 123-134.

Kingston, J., Chadwick, P., Meron, D., & Skinner, T. (2007). A pilot randomized control trial investigating the effect of mindfulness practice on pain tolerance, psychological well-being, and psysiological ctivity. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 62(3), 297-300.

McFadden, S. (2008), Mindfulness, vulnerability, and love: Spiritual lessons from frail elders, earnest young pilgrims, and middle aged rockers. Journal of Aging Studies, 22(2). 132-139.

 

PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS

Abba, N., Chadwick, P. & Stevenson, C. (2008). Responding mindfully to distressing psychosis: A grounded theory analysis. Psychotherapy Research, 18(1), 77-87.

Bach, P., & Hayes, S. (2002) The use of acceptance and commitment therapy to prevent the rehospitalization of psychotic patients: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 70(5), 1129-1139.

Chadwick, P., Taylor, K., & Abba, N. (2005) Mindfulness groups for people with psychosis. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 33(3), 351-359.

Gaudino, B. & Herbert, J. (2006). Believability of hallucinations as a potential mediator of their frequency and associated distress in psychotic inpatients. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 34(4), 497-502.

Gaudiano, B., & Herbert, J. (2006). Acute treatment of inpatients with psychotic symptoms using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: Pilot results. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 44(3), 415-437.

Guardino, B. (2005). Cognitive behavior therapies for psychotic disorders: current empirical status and future directions. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 12(1), 33-50.

Perez-Alvarez, M., Garcia-Montes, J., Perona-Galcelan, S., & Vallina-Fernandez, O. (2008). Changing relationships with voices: New therapeutic perspectives for treating hallucinations. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, 15(2), 75-85.

Winship, G. (2007). A qualitative study into the experience of individuals involved in a mindfulness group within an acute inpatient mental health unit. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental health Nursing, 14, 603-608.

 

REVIEW ARTICLES

Allen, N., Blashki, G., & Gullone, E. (2006). Mindfulness-based psychotherapies: A review of conceptual foundations, empirical evidence and practical considerations. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 40(4), 285-294.

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (2007). Meditation practices for health: State of the research. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, Number 155.

Baer, R. (2003). Mindfulness training as a clinical intervention: A conceptual and empirical review. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 10(2), 125-142.

Bishop, S. (2002). What do we really know about mindfulness-based stress reduction? Psychosomatic Medicine, 64, 71-84.

Bogart, G. (1991). The use of meditation in psychotherapy: A review of the literature. American Journal of Psychotherapy, XLV, 383-413.

Brown, K, Ryan, R. & Creswell, D. (2007). Mindfulness: Theoretical foundations and evidence for its salutary effects. Psychological Inquiry, 18(4), 211-237.

Delmonte, M. (1986). Meditation as a clinical intervention strategy: A brief review. International Journal of Psychosomatics, 33(3), 9-12.

Fritz, G., & Mierzwa, J. (1983). Meditation: A review of literature relevant to therapist behavior and personality. Psychotherapy in Private Practice, 1(3), 77-87.

Ivanovski, B. & Malhi, G. (2007). The psychological and neurophysiological concomitants of mindfulness forms of meditation. Acta Neuropsychiatrica, 19(2), 76-91.

Johanson, G. (2006). A survey of the use of mindfulness in psychotherapy. Annals of the American Psychotherapy Association, 9(2), 15-23.

Longmore, R. & Worrell, M. (2007). Do we need to challenge thoughts in cognitive behavior therapy? Clinical Psychology Review, 27(2),173-187.

Murphy, M., Donovan, S., & Taylor, E. (1997). The physical and psychological effects of meditation: A review of contemporary research with a comprehensive bibliography, 1931-1996. 2d ed. Sausalito, Calif.: The Institute of Noetic Sciences.

Robins, C., & Chapman, A. (2003). Dialectical behavior therapy: Current status, recent developments, and future directions. Journal of Personality Disorders, 18(1), 73-89.

Roemer, L., & Orsillo, S. (2003). Mindfulness: A promising intervention strategy in need of further study. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 10(2), 172-178.

Scheel, K. (2000). The empirical basis of dialectical behavior therapy: Summary, critique, and implications. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 7(1), 68-86.

Seeman, T., Dubin, L., & Seeman, M. (2003). Religiosity/spirituality and health: a critical review of the evidence for biological pathways. American Psychologist, 58(1), 53-63.

Smith, J. C. (1975). Meditation as psychotherapy: A review of the literature. Psychological Bulletin, 82(4), 558-564.

Wallace, B. & Shapiro, S. (2006). Mental balance and well-being: Building bridges between Buddhism and Western psychology. American Psychologist, 61(7), 690-701.

Walsh, R. & Shapiro, S. (2006). The Meeting of Meditative Disciplines and Western Psychology: A Mutually Enriching Dialogue. American Psychologist, 61(3), 227-239.

 

SUBSTANCE ABUSE

Alterman, A., Koppenhaver, J., Mulholland, E., Ladden, L., & Baime, M. (2004). Pilot trial of effectiveness of mindfulness meditation for substance abuse patients. Journal of Substance Use, 9(6), 259-268.

Bootzin, R., & Stevens, S. (2005). Adolescents, substance abuse, and the treatment of insomnia and daytime sleepiness. Clinical Psychology Review, 25(5), 629-644.

Bowen, S., Witkiewitz, K., Dillworth, T., Chawla, N., Simpson, T., Ostafin, B., Larimer, M., Blume, A., Parks, G., & Marlatt, G. (2006). Mindfulness meditation and substance use in an incarcerated population. Psychol Addict Behav, 20(3), 343-347.

Breslin, F., Zack, M., & McMain, S. (2002). An information-procession analysis of mindfulness: implications for relapse prevention in the treatment of substance abuse. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 9(3), 275-299.

Brown, S., Witkiewitz, K., Dillworth, T., & Marlatt, G. (2007). The role of thought suppression in the relationship between mindfulness meditation and alcohol use. Addictive Behaviors, 32(10), 2324-2328.

Brown, S., Witkiewitz, K., Dillworth, T. et al. (2006). Mindfulness meditation and substance use in an incarcerated population. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 20(3), 343-347.

Chatziasarantis, N. & Hagger, M. (2007). Mindfulness and the intention-behavior relationship within the theory of planned behavior. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 33(5), 663-373.

Hoppes K. (2006). The application of mindfulness-based cognitive interventions in the treatment of co-occurring addictive and mood disorders. CNS Spectr, 11(11), 829-851.

Kavanagh, D., Andrade, J., & May, J. (2004). Beating the urge: implications of research into substance-related desires. Advances in Mind-Body Medicine, 20(2), 20-29.

Leigh, J., Bowen, S., & Marlatt, G. (2005). Spirituality, mindfulness, and substance abuse. Addictive Behaviors, 30(7), 1335-1341.

Margolin, A., Schuman-Olivier, Z., Beitel, M., Arnold, R. et al. (2007). A preliminary study of spiritual self-schema (3-S-super(+)) therapy for reducing impulsivity in HIV-positive drug users. Journal of Clinical psychology, 63(10), 979-999.

Marlatt, A. (2006). Mindfulness meditation: Reflections from a personal journey. Current Psychology, 25(3), 155-172.

Marlatt, A. (2002). Buddhist philosophy and the treatment of addictive behavior. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 9, 44-50.

Witkiewitz, K., Marlatt, G., & Walker, D. (2005). Mindfulness-based relapse prevention for alcohol and substance use disorders. Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy, 19(3), 211-228.

Witkiewitz, K., & Marlatt, G.A. (2004). Relapse prevention for alcohol and drug problems: That was Zen, this is Tao. American Psychologist, 59(4), 224-235.

 

SUICIDE

Barnhofer, T., Duggan, D., Crane, C., Hepburn, S., Fennell, M., Williams, J. (2007). Effects of meditation on frontal alpha-asymmetry in previously suicidal individuals. Neuroreport, 18(7), 709-712.

Williams, J., Duggan, D., Crane, C., & Fennell, M. (2006). Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for prevention of recurrence of suicidal behavior. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 62(2), 201-210.

Williams, J. & Swales, M. The use of mindfulness-based approaches for suicidal patients. Archives of Suicide Research, 8(4), 315-329.

 

TRAINING FOR THERAPISTS

Blackridge, J. (2007). Disrupting verbal processes: Cognitive defusion in acceptance and commitment therapy and other mindfulness-based psychotherapies. Psychological Record, 57(4), 555-576.

Blanton, P., Gregg. (2007). Adding silence to stories: Narrative therapy and contemplation. Contemporary Family Therapy: An International Journal, 29(4), 211-221.

Brach, D. (2008). A logic for the magic of mindful negotiation. Negotiation Journal, 24(1), 25-44.

Brown, K., & Ryan, R. (2003). The benefits of being present: Mindfulness and its role in psychological well-being. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 84, (4), 822-848.

Chambers, R., Lo, B., & Allen, M. (2008). The impact of intensive mindfulness training on attentional control, cognitive style, and affect. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 32(3), 303-322.

Childs, D. (2007). Mindfulness and the psychology of presence. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, 80(3), 367-376.

Christopher, M. (2007). Integrating mindfulness into psychotherapy practice. Journal of Psychological Practice, 14(1), 1-20.

Christopher, J., Christopher, S., Dunnagan, T., Schure, M. (2006). Teaching Self-Care Through Mindfulness Practices: The Application of Yoga, Meditation, and Qigong to Counselor Training. Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 46(4), 494-509.

Dobie, S. (2007). Viewpoint: Reflections on a well-travelled path: Self-awareness, mindful practice, and relationship-centered care as foundations for medical education. Academic Medicine, 82(4), 422-427.

Falkenstrom, F. (2007). The psychodynamics of self-observation. Psychoanalytic dialogues, 17(4), 551-574.

French, J. (2006). Self within the matrix: Buddhist narrative and a group-analytic paradigm. Group Analysis, 39(2), 243-256.

Fritz, G., & Mierzwa, J. (1983). Meditation: A review of literature relevant to therapist behavior and personality. Psychotherapy in Private Practice, 1(3), 77-87.

Grepmair, L., Mitterlehner, F., Loew, T., et al. (2007). Promoting mindfulness in psychotherapists in training influences the treatment results of their patients: A randomized, double-blind controlled study. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 76(6), 332-338.

Langen, R. (2007). Embodiment. The American Journal of Psychoanalysis, 67(3), 249-259.

Nielsen L, Kaszniak AW. (2006). Awareness of subtle emotional feelings: a comparison of long-term meditators and nonmeditators. Emotion, 6(3), 392-405.

Ostafin, B., Chawla, N, Bowen, S. et al. (2006). Intenssive mindfulness training and the reduction of psychological distress: A preliminary study. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 13(3), 191-197.

Rothaupt, J & Morgan, M. (2007). Counselor’s and counselor educators’ practice of mindfulness: A qualitative inquiry. Counseling and Values, 52(1). 40-52.

Shapiro, S., Brown, K, Biegel, G. (2007). Teaching self-care to caregivers: Effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction on the mental health of therapists in training. Training and Education in Professional Psychology, 1(2), 105-115.

Shapiro, S., Astin, J., Bishop, S., & Cordove, M. (2005). Mindfulness-based stress reduction for health care professionals: results from a randomized trail. International Journal of Stress management, 12(2), 164-176.

Shapiro S., Schwartz, G., & Bonner, G. (1998) Effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction on medical and premedical students. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 21(6), 581-599.

Shure, M., Christopher, J., Christopher, S. (2008). Mind-body medicine and the art of self-care: Teaching mindfulness to counseling students through yoga, meditation and Qigong. Journal of Counseling and Development, 86(1), 47056.

Singh, N., Singh, S., Sabaawi, M., Myers, R., & Wahler, R. (2006). Enhancing treatment team process through mindfulness-based mentoring in an inpatient psychiatric hospital. Behavior Modification, 30(4), 423-441.

Tophoff, M. (2006). Sensory awareness as a method of mindfulness training within the perspective of person-centered psychotherapy. Person-centered and Experiential Psychotherapies, 5(2), 127-137.

Tremlow, S. (2001). Training psychotherapists in attributes of mind from Zen and psychoanalytic perspectives, Part II: Attention, here and now, nonattachment, and compassion. American Journal of Psychotherapy, 55(1): 22-39.

Walach, H., Nord, E., Zier, C. (2007). Mindfulness-based stress reduction as a method for personnal development: a pilot evaluation. International Journal of Stress Management, 14(2), 188-198.

Williams, E. (2008). A psychotherapy researcher’s perspective on therapist self-awareness and self-focused attention after a decade of research. Psychotherapy Research, 81(2), 139-146.