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      Effects of mindfulness on psychological health: a review of empirical studies.

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      Clinical psychology review
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          Within the past few decades, there has been a surge of interest in the investigation of mindfulness as a psychological construct and as a form of clinical intervention. This article reviews the empirical literature on the effects of mindfulness on psychological health. We begin with a discussion of the construct of mindfulness, differences between Buddhist and Western psychological conceptualizations of mindfulness, and how mindfulness has been integrated into Western medicine and psychology, before reviewing three areas of empirical research: cross-sectional, correlational research on the associations between mindfulness and various indicators of psychological health; intervention research on the effects of mindfulness-oriented interventions on psychological health; and laboratory-based, experimental research on the immediate effects of mindfulness inductions on emotional and behavioral functioning. We conclude that mindfulness brings about various positive psychological effects, including increased subjective well-being, reduced psychological symptoms and emotional reactivity, and improved behavioral regulation. The review ends with a discussion on mechanisms of change of mindfulness interventions and suggested directions for future research.

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          Journal
          Clin Psychol Rev
          Clinical psychology review
          Elsevier BV
          1873-7811
          0272-7358
          Aug 2011
          : 31
          : 6
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA. slk18@duke.edu
          Article
          S0272-7358(11)00081-X NIHMS463108
          10.1016/j.cpr.2011.04.006
          3679190
          21802619
          c8eb1a65-83f4-4394-910c-286e09014ba5
          Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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