Mindfulness

These results indicate that MBCT-S shows promise as a specialized intervention for individuals dealing with suicidal thoughts. It suggests that this approach could potentially reduce suicidal thoughts and related feelings, highlighting its potential as an effective strategy in suicide prevention.

when an army of trauma counsellors descended upon the nation after the tsunami of 2004, the University of Colombo pleaded with them to cease seeing suffering as traumatisation as it was undermining people’s resilience. Sri Lanka happens to top the charts for wellbeing in the ‘The Mental State of the World in 2023’ report despite such denial of the... See more

These fndings indicate that, while MBCT is a reliable and e

fcacious intervention,

there is a need to address the sustainability of treatment-related improvements in patients with

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suffering is the result of the event coupled with the person experiencing the event inside a culture

Our findings suggest that mindfulness may be beneficial for reducing self-reported short-term stress for English speakers from higher-income countries.

a problem with mindfulness as a strategy

In recent times, degrowth has in various ways been linked to the notion of a wellbeing economy. The extent to which the two are compatible has however not been subject to much discussion. The present contribution contrasts the wellbeing economy and degrowth, finding that they differ markedly in their stances on economic growth, capitalism and the... See more