Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Behavioral Treatments

Mindfulness-based cognitive behavioral interventions refer to a broad group of interventions that integrate formal and informal mindfulness practices with varying other cognitive behavioral strategies. Mindfulness-based interventions target the reactive, fused, entangled relationship individuals have with their internal experiences, aim to reduce rigid experiential avoidance, and promote intentional engagement in personally meaningful activities.This chapter provides a description of these mindfulness-based treatments, with an emphasis on the conceptual model that informs them, their theoretical integration with more traditional cognitive behavioral therapies, and recommendations for practice. We also review recent meta-analyses on the efficacy of these interventions for different clinical presentations and mechanisms of action, and provide suggestions for future research.