Abstract 1. In this short, delightfully playful, but deeply serious book, Ellen Langer brings the
essence of fifteen years of her own original and important research in social psychology
directly into our everyday lives. Central to her work is the double-edged concept of ...

Objective: This paper, composed by an interest group of clinicians and researchers based in
Melbourne, presents some background to the practice of mindfulness-based therapies as
relevant to the general professional reader. We address the empirical evidence for these ...

It was often said that only Nixon could have initiated the United States' relationship with
China. In a similar spirit, it can be said that only Segal, Williams, and Teasdale could have
created for the scientific community a study supporting a treatment for depressive relapse ...

Abstract 1. Mindfulness is an attribute of consciousness long believed to promote well-being.
This research provides a theoretical and empirical examination of the role of mindfulness in
psychological well-being. The development and psychometric properties of the ...

Abstract We report the results of a quasi-experimental study evaluating the effectiveness of
the Mindfulness Education (ME) program. ME is a theoretically derived, teacher-taught
universal preventive intervention that focuses on facilitating the development of social and ...

Abstract The practice of mindfulness meditation was used in a 10-week Stress Reduction
and Relaxation Program to train chronic pain patients in self-regulation. The meditation
facilitates an attentional stance towards proprioception known as detached observation. ...

Objective:: The underlying changes in biological processes that are associated with reported
changes in mental and physical health in response to meditation have not been
systematically explored. We performed a randomized, controlled study on the effects on ...

Abstract The stress-reductive effect of mindfulness practice is well-established, yet less is
known about the cognitive mechanisms underlying this salutary outcome. We conducted a
prospective observational study of 339 participants (mean age 45.7±13.4) undergoing an ...

OBJECTIVE: Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) is a structured group program that
employs mindfulness meditation to alleviate suffering associated with physical,
psychosomatic and psychiatric disorders. The program, nonreligious and nonesoteric, is ...

1997. Mindfulness training is also a central component of dialectical behavior therapy
(Linehan, 1993a, 1993b), an increasingly popular approach to the treatment of borderline
personality disorder. The empirical literature on the effects of mindfulness training ...