Mindfulness as a concept and a process

Australian Psychologist

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 15-21

  Kostanski, Marion ^a   Hassed, Craig ^b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EID: 38149103307     PISSN: 00050067     EISSN: 17429544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00050060701593942     Document Type: Article

References (53)

1. Baer, R. (2003). Mindfulness training as a clinical intervention: A conceptual and empirical review. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 10, 125-143.
2. Bach, P., & Hayes, S. C. (2002). The use of acceptance and commitment therapy to prevent the rehospitalisation of psychotic patients: A randomised controlled trial. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 70, 1129-1139.
3. Batchelor, S. (1997). Buddhism without beliefs. NY: Berkeley Publishing Group.
4. Bennet, J. E., & Trinder, J. (1977). Hemispheric laterality and cognitive style associated with transcendental meditation. Psychosomatic Mediane, 46, 67-76.
5. Bohus, M., Haaf, B., & Simms, T. (2004). Effectiveness of inpatient dialectical behavioral therapy for borderline personality disorder: A controlled trial. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 42, 487-499.
6. Brown, K. W., & Ryan, R. M. (2003). The benefits of being present: Mindfulness and its role in psychological well-being. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 84, 822-848.
7. Carroll, J. B. (1993). Human cognitive abilities: A survey of factor analytic studies. NY: Psychological Corporation.
8. Chadwick, P., Taylor, K. N., & Abba, N. (2005). Mindfulness groups for people with psychosis. Behavioral and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 33, 351-359.
9. Chang, V. Y., Palesh, O., & Caldwell, R. (2004). The effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction program on stress, mindfulness self-efficacy, and positive states of mind. Stress and Health: Journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress, 20, 141-147.
10. Davidson, R. J., Kabat-Zinn, J., Schumacher, J., Rosenkrantz, M., Muller, D., Santorelli, S. F., et al. (2003). Alterations in brain and immune function produced by mindfulness meditation. Psychosomatic medicine, 65, 564-570.
11. Dimidjian, S., & Linehan, M. M. (2003). Defining an agenda for future research on the clinical applications of mindfulness practice. Clinical psychology: Science and Practice, 10, 166-171.
12. Dunn, B. R., Hartigan, J. A., & Mikulas, W. (1999). Concentration and mindfulness meditations: Unique forms of consciousness? Applied Psychophysblogy & Biofeedback, 24, 147-165.
13. Epstein, R. M. (2003). Mindful practice in action: cultivating habits of mind. Families, Systems and Health, 21, 11-17.
14. Erikson, J. R., Stevens, S., McKnight, P., & Figueredo, A. J. (1995). Willingness for treatment as a predictor of retention and outcomes. Journal of Addiction Disorders, 14, 135-160.
15. Freud, S. (1963). Recommendations for physicians on the psychoanalytical method of treatment. In P. Reiff (Ed.), Freud: therapy and technique (pp. 68-74). NY: Collier.
16. Hassed, C. (2002). Know thyself: The stress release program. Melbourne: Hill of Content.
17. Hassed, C. S. (2004). Bringing holism into mainstream biomedical education. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 10, 405-407.
18. Hayes, S. C., Wilson, K. G., Gifford, E. V., Folette, V. M., & Strosahl, K. D. (1996). Experiential avoidance and behavioral disorders: A functional dimensional approach to diagnosis and treatment. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 64, 1152-1168.
19. Hirst, I. S. (2003). Perspectives of mindfulness. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 10, 359-366.
20. Kabat-Zinn, J. (1990). Full catastrophe living: The program of the Stress Reduction Clinic at the University of Massachusetts Medical Centre. NY: Delta.
21. Kabat-Zinn, J. (2003). Mindfulness-based interventions in context: Past, present and future. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 10, 44-56.
22. Kabat-Zinn, J. (2005). Coming to our senses. NY: Hyperion.
23. Kabat-Zinn, J., Lipworth, L., & Burney, R. (1985). The clinical use of mindfulness meditation for the self-regulation of chronic pain. Journal of Behavioural Medicine, 8, 162-190.
24. Krasner, M. (2004). Mindfulness based interventions: A coming of age? Families, Systems and Health, 22, 207-212.
25. Langer, E. J. (1997). The power of mindful learning. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley.
26. Langer, E. J., & Moldoveanu, M. (2000). The construct of mindfulness. Journal of Social Issues, 56, 1-9.
27. Lau, M. A., & McMain, S. F. (2005). Integrating mindfulness meditation with cognitive and behavioral therapies: The challenge of combining acceptance and change based strategies. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 50, 863-869.
28. Linehan, M. (1993). Dialectical behavior therapy for treatment of borderline personality disorder; implications for the treatment of substance abuse. NIDA Research Monograph, 137, 201-210.
29. Linehan, M. M., Dimeff, L. A., Reynolds, S. K., Comtois, K. A., Welch, S. S., & Heagarty, P. (2002). Dialectical behavior therapy versus comprehensive validation therapy plus 12-step for the treatment of opoid dependent women meeting criteria for borderline personality disorder. Drug and Alcohol Dependency, 67, 13-26.
30. Lynch, T. R., Morse, J., Mendelson, T., & Robins, C. (2003). Dialectical behavior therapy for depressed older adults: a randomised pilot study. American Journal Geriatric Psychiatry, 11, 33-45.
31. Ma, S. H., & Teasdale, J. D. (2004). Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for depression: Replication and exploration of differential relapse prevention effects. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 72, 31-40.
32. Mayer, J. D., Chabot, H. F., & Carlsmith, K. (1997). Conation, affect, and cognition in personality. In G. Mathers (Ed.), Cognitive science perspectives on personality and emotion (pp. 59-68). Amsterdam: Elsevier.
33. McCrae, R. R. (1992). Social consequences of experiential openness. Psychological Bulletin, 120, 323-337.
34. Miller, J. J., Fletcher, K., & Kabat-Zinn, J. (1995). Three-year follow-up and clinical implications of a mindfulness meditation based stress reduction intervention for the treatment of anxiety disorders. General Hospital Psychiatry, 17, 192-200.
35. Murphy, M., & Donovan, S. (1997). The physical and psychological effects of meditation, 2nd ed. Sausalito, CA: Institute of Noetic Sciences.
36. Perls, F. (1973). The gestalt approach and eye witness to therapy. NY: Bantam Books.
37. Prochaska, J. O., & Di Clemente, C. C. (1982). Transtheoretical therapy: Toward a more integrated model of change. Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and practice, 19, 276-288.
38. Rosenberg, L. (1998). Breath by breath: The liberating practice of insight meditation. Boston: Shambala.
39. Rosenthal, J. M., & Okie, S. (2005). White coat, mood indigo: Depression in medical school. New England Journal of Medicine, 353, 1085-1088.
40. Ryan, R. M., & Deci, E. L. (2000). Self-determination theory and the facilitation of intrinsic motivation. Social development and well being. Annual Review of Psychology, 52, 141-166.
41. Salovey, P., & Sanz, J. (1995). Who would argue? Psychological Inquiry, 6, 238-241.
42. Segal, Z. V., Teasdale, J. D., Williams, J. M., & Gemar, M. (2002). The mindfulness-based cognitive therapy adherence scale: inter-rater reliability, adherence to protocol and treatment distinctiveness. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 9, 131-138.
43. Segal, Z. V., Williams, M. G., & Teasdale, J. D. (2002). Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for depression. NY: Guilford Press.
44. Sethi, A. S. (1989). Meditation as an intervention in stress reactivity. NY: AMS Press.
45. Shapiro, S. L., Bootzin, R. R., Figueredo, A. J., Lopez, A. M., & Schwartz, G. E. (2003). The efficacy of mindfulness-based stress reduction in the treatment of sleep disturbance in women with breast cancer: An exploratory study. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 54, 85-91.
46. Shapiro, S. L., Schwartz, G. E., & Bonner, G. (1998). Effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction on medical and premedical students. Journal of Behavioural Mediane, 21, 581-599.
47. Sommer, S., & Hassed, C. (1995). Meditation-based stress management for doctors and students. Medical Journal of Australia, 163, 112.
48. Sternberg, R. J. (2000). Images of mindfulness. Journal of Social Issues, 56, 11-27.
49. Tacon, A. M., Caldera, Y. M., & Ronaghan, C. (2004). Mindfulness-based stress reduction in women with breast cancer. Family Systems and Health, 22, 193-203.
50. Tacon, A. M., McComb, J., Caldera, Y., & Randolph, P. (2003). Mindfulness meditation, anxiety reduction and heart disease. Family Community Health, 26, 25-33.
51. Teasdale, J. D., Segal, Z. V., Williams, J. M., Soulsby, J. M., & Lau, M. A. (2000). Prevention of relapse/recurrence in major depression by mindfulness-based cognitive therapy. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 68, 615-623.
52. Valentine, E. R., & Sweet, P. L. G. (1999). Meditation and attention; a comparison of the effects of concentrative and mindfulness meditation on sustained attention. Mental Health, Religion and Culture, 2, 59-71.
53. Westen, D. (1999). Psychology: Mind, brain and culture. NY: Wiley.