Mindfulness program proves a secret weapon against post-traumatic stress
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Mindfulness program proves a secret weapon against post-traumatic stress
Jeffrey Schwartz and Sharon Begley (2002) credit Buddhist mindfulness practice with providing insights to help obsessive-compulsive patients.
David Rock, Linda J. Page • Coaching With the Brain in Mind
mindfulness-based cognitive behavioural therapy (MBCBT), is a very powerful technique. Many would say that it’s more than that, being a whole way of life. It’s a way of being which has been lifted from Buddhist philosophy and taken on by the cognitive therapy movement. I’m only going to touch on it here as, if the concept interests you, I would sug
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In contrast, EMDR, as well as the treatments discussed in subsequent chapters—internal family systems, yoga, neurofeedback, psychomotor therapy, and theater—focus not only on regulating the intense memories activated by trauma but also on restoring a sense of agency, engagement, and commitment through ownership of body and mind.
Bessel van der Kolk • The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
According to peer-reviewed studies of this work, the techniques used by CMBM have “reduced the numbers of those qualifying for the diagnosis of PTSD by 80% or more.” Let us repeat that: Programs that incorporate drawings as an early intervention reduced PTSD by more than 80 percent. For some of us, our difficult experiences do reside in the conscio
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Cognitive behavioral therapy interventions have also been developed to treat anxiety and many of these have been found to be effective in randomized trials (Cuijpers et al., 2016). Do-it-yourself self-help, workbook, and computer- or internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy interventions are also available and have been shown in randomized trial... See more