Mindfulness and Buddhist-Derived Approaches in Mental Health and Addiction
Overview
- Editors:
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Edo Shonin
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Awake to Wisdom, Centre for Meditation and Mindfulness Research, and Psychology Division, Chaucer Building, Bodhayati School of Buddhism, Nottingham, UK, and Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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William Van Gordon
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& Nottingham Trent Univ., Bodhayati School of Buddhism, Nottingham & Nottingham Trent Univ., Nottingham, United Kingdom
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Mark D. Griffiths
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Nottingham Trent University , Nottingham, United Kingdom
- Balances theory, research, and practice
- Includes Buddhist-derived approaches,such as loving-kindness meditation
- Addresses both chemical and behavioral addictions
About this book
This book provides a timely synthesis and discussion of recent developments in mindfulness research and practice within mental health and addiction domains. The book also discusses other Buddhist-derived interventions – such as loving-kindness meditation and compassion meditation – that are gaining momentum in clinical settings. It will be an essential text for researchers and mental health practitioners wishing to keep up-to-date with developments in mindfulness clinical research, as well as any professionals wishing to equip themselves with the necessary theoretical and practical tools to effectively utilize mindfulness in mental health and addiction settings.
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Article
Open access
13 May 2016
Table of contents (19 chapters)
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Mindfulness in Other Applied Settings
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- Lucia McBee, Patricia Bloom
Pages 337-362
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- Christopher A. Pepping, W. Kim Halford
Pages 391-411
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Back Matter
Pages 413-420
Reviews
“The intended audience for this book consists of mental health professionals and researchers, including psychologists, psychiatrists, psychiatric social workers, psychotherapists, counselors, meditation masters, and so on. … The book provides a useful resource of applications of mindfulness-related approaches to a variety of settings. … this is an important book for the field of mental health as it presents an alternate paradigm of mindfulness that has potential for numerous applications and possible benefits for the patient population.” (Manoj Sharma, PsycCRITIQUES, Vol. 61 (15), April, 2016)
Editors and Affiliations
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Awake to Wisdom, Centre for Meditation and Mindfulness Research, and Psychology Division, Chaucer Building, Bodhayati School of Buddhism, Nottingham, UK, and Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, United Kingdom
Edo Shonin
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& Nottingham Trent Univ., Bodhayati School of Buddhism, Nottingham & Nottingham Trent Univ., Nottingham, United Kingdom
William Van Gordon
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Nottingham Trent University , Nottingham, United Kingdom
Mark D. Griffiths
About the editors
Edo Shonin is a research psychologist at Nottingham Trent University and has been a Buddhist monk for almost 30 years. He is Research Director of the Awake to Wisdom Centre for Meditation, Mindfulness, and Psychological Wellbeing and Spiritual Director of the Mahayana Bodhayati School of Buddhism. He sits on the International Advisory Board for Springer's journal Mindfulness and is an editorial board member of Springer's International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. He has widely regarded as a world leading authority in mindfulness research and practice. Ven William Van Gordon is a research psychologist based at Nottingham Trent University and has been a Buddhist Monk for approximately 10 years. He is co-founder of both the Awake to Wisdom Centre for Meditation, Mindfulness, and Psychological Wellbeing and the Mahayana Bodhayati School of Buddhism. He was recently Guest Editor for a special issue on mindfulness in the International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, and isediting a Springer (NY) book on the Buddhist Foundations of Mindfulness. Dr. Mark Griffiths is a Chartered Psychologist and Professor of Gambling Studies at the Nottingham Trent University, and Director of the International Gaming Research Unit. He has spent over 25 years in the field and is internationally known for his work into behavioral addictions. More recently, he has been researching the therapeutic benefits of mindfulness. He has published over 450 refereed research papers, three books, 120+ book chapters and over 1000 other articles.