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Mindfulness is a "core" exercise used in dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), a psychosocial treatment Marsha M. Linehan developed for treating people with borderline personality disorder. DBT is dialectic, says Linehan, [162] in the sense of "the reconciliation of opposites in a continual process of synthesis." As a practitioner of Buddhist ...
Mindfulness has been a buzzy term for years now, with a slew of mental health experts and celebrities raving about the perks of focusing one's attention on the present without judgment. But while ...
One coping skill that can improve dissociation is mindfulness due to the introduction of staying in present awareness while observing non-judgmentally and increasing the ability to regulate emotions. [61] Specifically in adolescents, mindfulness has been shown to reduce dissociation after practicing mindfulness for three weeks. [62]
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Although Weikard mainly described a single disorder of attention resembling the combined presentation of ADHD, Crichton postulates an additional attention disorder, described as a "morbid diminution of its power or energy", and further explores possible "corporeal" and "mental" causes for the disorder (including "irregularities in diet ...
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MCT typically lasts for around 8-12 sessions and therapy includes experiments, attentional training technique, and detached mindfulness. MCT has been used successfully to treat social anxiety disorder, generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), health anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
In one study, the long-term impact of an 8-week mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) treatment extended to two months after the intervention was completed. [51] Research suggests mindfulness training improves focus, attention, and ability to work under stress. [52] [53] [54] Mindfulness may also have potential benefits for cardiovascular ...