Mindfulness Practices in Mental Health Treatment: A Thematic Bibliography



Researched and Written by Mitch Hall

Mindfulness Definitions

1.Mindfulness is being aware of what you are doing as you are doing it.

2. “Mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally.” Jon Kabat-Zinn

3.Mindfulness is presented-centered awareness of whatever arises with an attitude of openness, curiosity and acceptance. Bishop et al., 2004.

4. In Buddhist tradition, right mindfulness (samma sati) is the seventh principle of the eightfold noble path. It means present-moment awareness of the body, the feelings, the mind itself, and of how this awareness relates to the basic Buddhist teachings (dhamma). In the Buddhist approach to awakening to our full potential, mindfulness is not taken as a separate, self-sufficient practice. Rather, it has traditionally been seen as “the pivotal factor of the path” (Saddhatissa, 1971, p. 54). The Sattipatthanasutta is the classic work in the Pali canon in which the Buddha’s instructions to monks on the practice of mindfulness are laid out. Insight meditation (vipassana) is the formal, contemplative practice associated with mindfulness.

Contents

The following references are selected from a growing body of research on the clinical applications of mindfulness in mental health treatment. The themes addressed here are (1) attachment disorders and developmental trauma, (2) PTSD, (3) anxiety, (4) depression, (5) anger and aggression, (6) substance abuse, and (7) stress reduction and overall mental health.

Mindfulness for Treating Attachment Disorders and Developmental Trauma

Hall, M. & Washington, T. (2010). Yoga for healing from trauma. http://web.me.com/breathepeacefullyBreathe_PeacefullyYoga_for_Healing_from_trauma.htmllivepage.apple.com

Ma, Y. (2008). Attachment security, mindfulness, psychotherapy: Testing a mediational model. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Maryland, College Park.

Shaver, P.R., Lavy, S., Saron, C.D., & Mikulincer, M., (2007). Social foundations of the capacity for mindfulness: An attachment perspective. Psychological Inquiry, 18(4), 264-271.

Mindfulness for Treating PTSD

Emerson, D., Sharma, R., Chaudry, J.T. (2009). Trauma-sensitive yoga: Principles, practice, and research. International Journal of Yoga Therapy, 19, 123-128).


Follette, V., Palm, K. M., & Pearson, A. N. (2006). Mindfulness and trauma: Implications for treatment. Journal of Rational-Emotive & Cognitive-Behavior Therapy, 24, 45-61.

Hall, M. & Washington, T. (2010). Yoga for healing from trauma. http://web.me.com/

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Integral Yoga Magazine (IYM). (2009). Yoga and post-traumatic stress: An interview with Dr. Bessell van der Kolk, MD, 12-13. Retrieved January 14, 2009 from http://www.traumacenter.org/products/publications.php

Mindfulness for Treating Anxiety

Brantley, J. (2007). Calming your anxious mind: How mindfulness & compassion can free you from anxiety, fear, & panic. 2nd ed. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger.

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, 716-721.



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Hofmann, S.G., Sawyer, A.T., Witt. A.A., Oh, D. (2010). The effect of mindfulness-based therapy on anxiety and depression: A meta-analytic review, Journal of  Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 78, 169-83.



Kabat-Zinn, J. Chapman, A, and Salmon, P. (1997). The relationship of cognitive and somatic components of anxiety to patient preference for alternative relaxation techniques. Mind/ Body Medicine, 2, 101-109.



Kabat-Zinn, J., Massion, A.O., Kristeller, J., Peterson, L.G., Fletcher, K., Pbert, L., Linderking, W., Santorelli, S.F. (1992). Effectiveness of a meditation-based stress  reduction program in the treatment of anxiety disorders. American Journal of

Psychiatry, 149, 936-943.



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

Mundell, E. J. (2009). Yoga may help treat depression, anxiety disorders. Washington Post. Retrieved December 22, 2009 from http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/07/AR2007060701226.html

Orsillo, S,M. & Roemer, L. (2005). Acceptance and mindfulness-based approaches to anxiety: Conceptualization and treatment. New York: Springer.

Roemer, L., & Orsillo, S. M. (2002). Expanding our conceptualisation of and treatment for generalized anxiety disorder: Integrating mindfulness/acceptance-based approaches with existing cognitive-behavioral models. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 9, 54-68.

Semple, R., Reid, E. F. G., & Miller, L. (2005). Treating anxiety with mindfulness: An open trial of mindfulness training for anxious children. Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy: An International Quarterly, 19(4), 379-393.

Tacon, A. M., McComb, J., Caldera, Y., & Randolph, P. (2003). Mindfulness meditation, anxiety reduction and heart disease: A pilot study. Family, Community Health, 26(1), 25-33.

Walsh, J.J., Balint, M.G., Smolira, D.R. Fredericksen, L.K. & Madsen, S. (2008).   Predicting individual differences in mindfulness: The role of trait anxiety,  attachment anxiety and attentional control.School of Psychology, University of East London, Romford Road, London E15 4LZ, UK.

Zarrabian, E. (2007). Exploring the effects of mindfulness meditation practice on anxiety and depression in women. Unpublished manuscript.

Mindfulness for Treating Depression

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Hofmann, S.G., Sawyer, A.T., Witt. A. A., Oh, D. (2010). The effect of mindfulness-based therapy on anxiety and depression: A meta-analytic review. Journal of Consulting  and Clinical Psychology, 78, 169-183.

Kingston, T., Dooley, B., Bates, A., Lawlor, E., & Malone, K. (2007). Mindfulness based cognitive therapy for residual depressive symptoms. Psychology and Psychotherapy, 80, 193-203.

Kumar, S., Feldman, G., & Hayes, S. C. (2008). Changes in mindfulness and emotion regulation in an exposure-based cognitive therapy for depression. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 32, 734-744.

Kuyken, W., Byford, S., Taylor, R. S., Watkins, E., Holden, E., White, K., Barrett, B., Byng, R., Evans, A., Mullan, E., & Teasdale, J. D. (2008). Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy to prevent relapse in recurrent depression. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 76, 966-978.



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(1), 31–40.



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



Mundell, E. J. (2009). Yoga may help treat depression, anxiety disorders. Washington Post. Retrieved December 22, 2009 from http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/

content/article/2007/06/07/AR2007060701226.html



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



Ramel, W., Goldin, P. R., Carmona, P. E., & McQuaid, J. R. (2004). The effects of mindfulness meditation on cognitive processes and affect in patients with past depression.

Cognitive Therapy and Research, 28(4), 433-455.



Segal, Z. V., Williams, J. M. G., & Teasdale, J. D. (2002). Mindfulness based cognitive therapy for depression: A new approach to preventing relapse. New York: The Guilford Press.



Scherer-Dickson, N. (2004). Current developments of metacognitive concepts and their clinical implications: Mindfulness based cognitive therapy for depression. Counseling Psychology Quarterly, 17(2), 223-234.



Teasdale, J. D., Segal, Z. V., & Williams, J. M. G., Ridgeway, V. A., 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(4), 615-623.



Teasdale, J. D., Moore, R. G., Hayhurst, H., Pope, M., Williams, S., & Segal, Z. V. (2002). Metacognitive awareness and prevention of relapse in depression: Empirical evidence. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 70, 275-287.



Teasdale, J. D., Segal, Z. V., & Williams, M. G. (1995). How does cognitive therapy prevent depressive relapse and why should attentional control (mindfulness) training help? Behavioral Research Therapy, 33, 25-39.



Williams, J.M.G., Duggan, D.S., Crane, C., and Fennell, M.J.V. (2006). Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for prevention of recurrence of suicidal behavior, Journal of Clinical Psychology, 62,

201-210.



Williams, M., Teasdale, J., Segal, Z. & Kabat-Zinn, J. (2007). The mindful way through depression: Freeing yourself from chronic unhappiness. New York: Guilford Press.



Williams, J. M. G., Teasdale, J. D., Segal, Z. V., & Soulsby, J. (2000). Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy reduces overgeneral autobiographical memory in formerly depressed patients. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 109, 150-155.



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



Zarrabian, E. (2007). Exploring the effects of mindfulness meditation practice on anxiety and depression in women. Unpublished manuscript.



Zarrabian, E. (2010).  The usefulness of meditation in the alleviation of self-reported depressive symptoms among women. Unpublished Doctoral Dissertation, Saybrook University.



Mindfulness for Treating Anger & Aggression

Donnenfield, D. (2006). Changing from the inside. DVD.



Karuna Films. (n.d.). Doing time, doing vipassana. DVD.



Kishore, C., Verma, S. K., & Dhar, P. L. (1996). Psychological effects of vipassana on Tihar jail inmates: Research report. New Delhi, India: All India Institute of Medical  Sciences.



Phillips, J. (n.d.). The dhamma brothers: East meets west in the deep south. DVD.



Samuelson, M., Carmody, J., Kabat-Zinn, J., & Bratt, M. A. (2007). Mindfulness-based stress reduction in Massachusetts Correctional Facilities. The Prison Journal, 87(2), 254-268.



Mindfulness for Treating Substance Abuse

Bowen, S., Witkiewitz, K., Dillworth, T.M., Chawla, N., Simpson, T.L., Ostafin, B.D., Larimer, M.E., Blume, A.W., Parks, G.A., & Marlatt, G.A. (2006). Mindfulness meditation and substance use in an incarcerated population. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 20 (3), 343-347.



Marcus, M.T. & Zgierska, A. (2009). Mindfulness-based therapies for substance use disorders: Part 1 (Editorial). Substance Abuse 30 (4), 263.



Mindfulness for Stress Reduction and Comprehensive Mental Health

Allen, N. B., Blashki, G., Chambers, R., Ciechomski, L., Gullone, E., Hassed, C., et al. (2006). Mindfulness-based psychotherapies: a review of conceptual foundations, empirical evidence and practical considerations. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 40, 285-294.



Baer, R. A. (2003). Mindfulness training as a clinical intervention: A conceptual and empirical review. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 10(2), 125-143.



Baer, R.A. (2006).  Mindfulness-based treatment approaches: Clinician’s guide to evidence base and applications. Burlington, MA: Academic Press/Elsivier.



Benson, H., Greenwood, M. M., & Klemchuck, H. (1975). The relaxation response: Psychophysiologic aspects and clinical applications. International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine, 6(1-2), 87-98.

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



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



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.



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



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



Cohen-Katz, J., Wiley, S., Capuano, T., & Baker, D. M. (2005). The effects of  mindfulness-based stress reduction on nurse stress and burnout. Holistic Nursing Practice, 19(2), 78-86.



Chang, V. Y., Palesh, O., Caldwell, R., Glasgow, N., Abramson, M., Luskin, F., Gill, M., Burke, A., & Koopman, C. (2004). The effects of a mindfulness based stress reduction program on stress, mindful self-efficacy and positive states of the mind. Stress and Health, 20(3), 141-147.



Didonna, F.  (Ed.). (2008). Clinical handbook of mindfulness. New York: Springer.



Germer, C.K., Siegel, R.D., & Fulton, P.R. (2005). Mindfulness and psychotherapy. NewYork: The Guilford Press.



Grossman, P., Niemann, L., Schmidt, S., & Walach, H. (2004). Mindfulness-based stress reduction and health benefits: A meta-analysis, Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 51(1), 35-43.



Hayes, S.C., Follette, V.M., Linehan, M. (2004).  Mindfulness and acceptance. New York: The Guilford Press.



Hayes, S. C., & 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, 255-262.



Kabat-Zinn, J. (1998). Meditation. In J.C. Holland (Ed.), Psycho-oncology (pp. 767-779). New York: Oxford University Press.



Kabat-Zinn, J., Lipworth, L., & Burney, R. (1985). The clinical use of mindfulness meditation for the self-regulation of chronic pain. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 8(2), 163–190.



Kabat-Zinn, J., Lipworth, L., Burney, R., & Sellers, W. (1987). Four-year follow-up of a meditation-based program for the self-regulation of chronic pain: Treatment outcome and compliance. Clinical Journal of Pain, 2, 159–173.



Kabat-Zinn, J. (n.d.). Mindfulness meditation practice CDs and tapes with Jon Kabat-Zinn. Retrieved September 6, 2010 from http://www.mindfulnesstapes.com/ Offers resources especially designed for clinicians and educators.

Krishnamurti, J. (1996). Choiceless awareness: A selection of passages for the study of the teachings. Ojai, CA: Krishnamurti Foundation of America.

Kristeller, J. L., & Hallett, C. B. (1999). An exploratory study of a meditation-based intervention for binge eating disorder. Journal of Health Psychology, 4: 357–363.



Kristeller, J. L., & Johnson, T. Z. (2005). Cultivating loving kindness: A two-stage model  of the effects of meditation on empathy, compassion, and altruism. Journal of Religion & Science, 40(2), 391-407.



Lau, M. A., & McMain, S. F. (2005). Integrating mindfulness meditation with cognitive and behavioural therapies: The challenge of combining acceptance and change based strategies. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 50(13), 863-869.



Moss, S. (2008). Mindfulness. Psychlopedia. Retrieved September 8, 2010 from http://

www.psych-it.com.au/Psychlopedia/article.asp?id=175



Nanda, J. (2005). A phenomenological enquiry into the effect of meditation on therapeutic practice. Existential Analysis: Journal of the Society for Existential Analysis, 16(2), 322-335.



Perez-De-Albeniz, A., & Holmes, J. (2000). Meditation: Concepts, effects and uses in therapy. International Journal of Psychotherapy, 5(1), 49-58.



Proulx, K. (2003). Integrating mindfulness-based stress reduction. Holistic Nursing Practice, 17(4), 201.



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



Saddhatissa, H. (1971). The Buddha’s way. New York: George Braziller, Inc.



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



Siegel, D.J. (2007). The mindful brain: Reflection and attunement in the cultivation of well-being. New York: W.W. Norton, 2007.



Siegel, D.J. (2010). Mindsight.: The new science of personal transformation. New York: Random House.



Siegel, D.J. (2010) The mindful therapist: A clinician's guide to mindsight and neural integration. New York: W.W. Norton.



Speca, M., Carlson, L.E., Goodey, E., & Angen, M. (2000). A randomized, wait-listed controlled clinical trial of a mindfulness meditation-based program on mood and symptoms of stress

in  cancer outpatients. Psychosomatic Medicine, 62, 613-622.



Stanley, S., Reitzel, L. R., Wingate, L. R. & Cukrowicz, K. C. (2006). Mindfulness: A primrose path for therapists using manualized treatments? Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy, 20(3), 327-335.



Streeter, C.C., Jensen, J.E., Perlmutter, R.M., Cabral, H.J., Tian, H., Ciraulo, D.A., & Renshaw, P.F. (2007). Yoga asana sessions increase brain GABA levels: A pilot study. Journal of

Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 13, 419-426.



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



University of Massachusetts Medical School; Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society. Retrieved September 6, 2010 from http://www.umassmed.edu/content.aspx?id=41254  A good source for research, bibliography, and more.



van der Kolk, B.A. (2006). Clinical implications of neuroscience research in PTSD. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 30,  1-17.



Walsh, R. & Shapiro, S. L. (2006). The meeting of meditative disciplines and Western psychology: A mutually enriching dialogue. American Psychologist, 61(3), 227-239.



Wylie, M.S. (n.d.). The limits of talk: Bessel van der Kolk wants to transform the treatment of trauma. Psychotherapy Networker. Retrieved January 4, 2010 from http://

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Yuille, J. C., & Sereda, L. (1980). Positive effects of meditation: A limited   generalization? Journal of Applied Psychology, 65(3), 333-340.

Acknowledgment

Thanks to my friend, Ellie Zarrabian, PhD for sharing with me her doctoral dissertation in psychology, as cited above in the section on mindfulness for treating depression. Her bibliography provided additional references that have been incorporated above.