Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy

<p>This new edition of<i> Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy: Distinctive Features</i> (MBCT) provides a concise straightforward overview of MBCT fully updated to include recent developments. The training process underpinning MBCT is based on mindfulness meditation practice and invites a new orientation towards internal experience as it arises - one that is characterised by acceptance and compassion. The approach supports a recognition that even though difficulty is an intrinsic part of life it is possible to work with it in new ways.</p><p>The book provides a basis for understanding the key theoretical and practical features of MBCT and retains its accessible and easy-to-use format that made the first edition so popular with 30 distinctive features that characterise the approach. <i>Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy: Distinctive Features </i>will be essential reading for professionals and trainees in the field. It is an appealing read for both experienced practitioners and newcomers with an interest in MBCT. </p>