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Author Martins, Carla (Psychologist), author.

Title Mindfulness-based interventions for older adults : evidence for practice / Carla Martins.

Publication Info. London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2014.

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Description 1 online resource (304 pages) : illustrations
Physical Medium polychrome
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Summary The first research-based book on the efficacy of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction for older adults, presenting academics, students and professionals with robust new evidence to support MBSR's positive impact on older people's wellbeing and valuable guidance on how to tailor MBSR programmes to meet the particular needs of this group.
Contents Ch. 1 Mindfulness and MBSR -- Meditation and mindfulness -- Mindfulness-based stress reduction -- Mindfulness and spirituality -- MBSR and older adults -- Mindfulness: psychological perspectives -- Buddhist perspectives -- Mindfulness and neuroplasticity -- Older adults -- Older adults and life meaning -- Dying and death -- Conclusion -- ch. 2 Methodology -- Integral inquiry method -- Mixed-method design and integral skills -- Qualitative research methods -- Quantitative research methods -- Participants -- Procedure -- ch. 3 Quantitative Results -- Participants' characteristics -- Sample: differences between CG and TG -- Mindfulness -- Compassion -- Decentering -- Well-being -- Psychological symptoms -- Quality of life -- Physical health/symptoms -- Death perspectives -- Spirituality -- Neuropsychological performance -- Summary of quantitative results -- ch. 4 Qualitative Results -- Individual depictions -- Global results -- Summary of results.
Ch. 5 Mixed-Methods Results -- ch. 6 Integral Results -- Change: openness versus resistance to change -- Wisdom -- Spiritual development -- Adaptation -- ch. 7 Discussion -- Interpretations and conceptualization of findings -- Delimitations and limitations -- Applications and implications of the study -- Summary and conclusions.
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Subject Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy.
Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy.
Older people -- Mental health.
Older people -- Mental health.
Mindfulness.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Martins, Carla. Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Older Adults. Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2014 1306958822
ISBN 9780857008800 (electronic book)
0857008803 (electronic book)
1306958822 (electronic book)
9781306958820 (electronic book)