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Mindfulness in Participatory Medicine: Context & Relevance
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Rogers, Brant Christopher, Michael S. Sunbay-Bilgen, Zeynep Fung, H. Scott, Jennifer Sarma, A. Sita Rama Gryde, Carol Drury, Nancy M. Beale, Nicole |
| Copyright Year | 2013 |
| Abstract | Summary: Background: Therapeutic modalities involving the practice of mindfulness are gaining wide acceptance as effective interventions in medicine and psychotherapy. A growing library of well-designed research studies demonstrate significant and enduring improvements in a host of physical and mental health domains as a consequence of the practice. This effectiveness may be due in large part to the nature of mindfulness, which is an elemental dimension of proactive self-care. Intention: In this review and position paper we outline and explore three decades of evidence for the relevance of mindfulness in the model of Participatory Medicine. Also included is a summary of one community’s experience with a mindfulness-based intervention, MindfulnessBased Stress Reduction (MBSR). The authors of this paper are community physicians, psychologists, therapists, patients, and teachers who have direct personal experience of mindfulness practice and/or observations of their patients who completed the MBSR program. Conclusions: The authors conclude that with such rich evidence for its enhancement of health status and the parallel improvements in proactive self-care, mindfulness should be considered a fundamental principle in the evolving model of Participatory Medicine. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://yogahillsboro.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Mindfulness_in-_Participatory_Medicine_Context_and_Relevance.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
