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The Mindful Way through Depression, Second Edition: Freeing Yourself from Chronic Unhappiness

Autor Mark Williams, John Teasdale, Zindel Segal, Jon Kabat-Zinn
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 11 dec 2024

Manual de auto-ajutorare și ghid practic, The Mindful Way through Depression, Second Edition reprezintă o resursă esențială pentru înțelegerea și gestionarea nefericirii cronice. Notăm cu interes că această a doua ediție nu este doar o revizuire formală, ci o actualizare substanțială care integrează cele mai noi date științifice despre mecanismele psihologice ale depresiei. Putem afirma că forța acestui volum rezidă în colaborarea celor patru autori de renume, care transformă concepte clinice complexe într-un program accesibil cititorului larg.

Structura este organizată progresiv în patru părți: de la analiza motivelor pentru care tristețea persistă, la tehnici specifice de respirație și conștientizare, culminând cu transformarea relației cu propriile gânduri. Comparabil cu The Mindful Way through Depression, First Edition, Paperback + CD-ROM în ceea ce privește rigoarea teoretică, acest volum este actualizat pentru provocările unei lumi în continuă schimbare, oferind conținut audio suplimentar sub formă de descărcare digitală, înlocuind formatul CD-ul anterior. Față de The Mindful Way Workbook, care este un instrument de lucru aplicat pe opt săptămâni, volumul de față oferă fundamentul conceptual și explicațiile necesare pentru a înțelege de ce încercările noastre obișnuite de a „repara” tristețea prin analiză excesivă pot, de fapt, să o agraveze.

În contextul operei autorilor, lucrarea se distinge prin abordarea centrată pe pacient, spre deosebire de Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression, Second Edition, care este adresat profesioniștilor din sănătate mintală. Merită menționat că exercițiile practice, precum scanarea corporală sau yoga conștientă, sunt narate de Jon Kabat-Zinn, oferind o experiență de învățare ghidată de o autoritate în domeniu. Textul reușește să mențină un echilibru între rigoarea academică și empatia necesară unei persoane care traversează perioade dificile, punând accent pe reconectarea cu simțurile și corpul.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781462553921
ISBN-10: 1462553923
Pagini: 262
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 21 mm
Greutate: 0.3 kg
Ediția:2nd edition
Editura: Guilford Publications
Colecția Guilford Press

De ce să citești această carte

Această carte este ideală pentru persoanele care se confruntă cu episoade recurente de nefericire sau depresie și caută o metodă validată științific pentru a rupe ciclul ruminației negative. Cititorul câștigă acces la programul MBCT, beneficiind de expertiza a patru lideri mondiali în psihologie. Este un instrument practic care transformă modul în care relaționăm cu propriile emoții, oferind resurse audio valoroase pentru practica zilnică.


Despre autor

Echipa de autori reunește unii dintre cei mai influenți cercetători din domeniul sănătății mintale contemporane. Mark Williams este profesor emerit de psihologie clinică, cunoscut pentru contribuțiile sale la dezvoltarea terapiei cognitive bazate pe mindfulness. Deși profilul său academic include și interese în antropologie, activitatea sa centrală s-a concentrat pe prevenirea sinuciderii și a depresiei. Alături de John Teasdale și Zindel Segal, a adaptat tehnicile de reducere a stresului prin mindfulness (MBSR) create de Jon Kabat-Zinn pentru a trata vulnerabilitatea cognitivă în depresie, munca lor fiind recunoscută global pentru impactul clinic major.


Notă biografică

Mark Williams, DPhil, is Professor of Clinical Psychology Emeritus at the University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry, where he was Founding Director of the Oxford Mindfulness Centre. He collaborated with John Teasdale and Zindel Segal in developing mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) to prevent relapse and recurrence in major depression; together, they coauthored Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression, Second Edition (for mental health professionals), as well as the self-help guides The Mindful Way Workbook and (with Jon Kabat-Zinn) The Mindful Way through Depression, Second Edition. Dr. Williams continues to train mindfulness teachers internationally.

John Teasdale, PhD, held a Special Scientific Appointment with the United Kingdom Medical Research Council’s Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit in Cambridge. He is a Fellow of the British Academy and the Academy of Medical Sciences. He collaborated with Mark Williams and Zindel Segal in developing mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) to prevent relapse and recurrence in major depression; together, they coauthored Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression, Second Edition (for mental health professionals), as well as the self-help guides The Mindful Way Workbook and (with Jon Kabat-Zinn) The Mindful Way through Depression, Second Edition. Since retiring, Dr. Teasdale has taught mindfulness and insight meditation internationally. He continues to seek a psychological understanding of the wider implications of mindfulness and meditation for enhancing our way of being, and is the author of What Happens in Mindfulness: Inner Awakening and Embodied Cognition.

Zindel Segal, PhD, is Distinguished Professor of Psychology in Mood Disorders at the University of Toronto–Scarborough. Dr. Segal has conducted influential research into the psychological processes that make certain people more vulnerable than others to developing depression and experiencing recurrent episodes. He actively advocates for the relevance of mindfulness-based clinical care in psychiatry and mental health. He collaborated with John Teasdale and Mark Williams in developing mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) to prevent relapse and recurrence in major depression; together, they coauthored Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression, Second Edition (for mental health professionals), as well as the self-help guides The Mindful Way Workbook and (with Jon Kabat-Zinn) The Mindful Way through Depression, Second Edition.

Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD, is Professor of Medicine Emeritus at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, where he founded the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society and the world-renowned Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction program. Dr. Kabat-Zinn is the author of 15 books. His work and that of his colleagues around the world has contributed to the growing movement of mindfulness in mainstream society and in medicine, health care, psychology, and neuroscience. He teaches and conducts mindfulness retreats worldwide.

Cuprins

Introduction: Tired of Feeling So Bad for So Long
I. Mind, Body, and Emotion
1. “Oh No, Here I Go Again”: Why Unhappiness Won’t Let Go
2. The Healing Power of Awareness: Making a Shift to Freedom
II. Moment by Moment
3. Cultivating Mindfulness: A First Taste
4. The Breath: Gateway to Awareness
5. A Different Way of Knowing: Sidestepping the Ruminating Mind
III. Transforming Unhappiness
6. Reconnecting with Our Feelings--Those We Like, Those We Don’t Like, and Those We Don’t Know We Have
7. Befriending Our Feelings
8. Seeing Thoughts as Creations of the Mind
9. Mindfulness in Everyday Life: Taking a Breathing Space
IV. Reclaiming Your Life
10. Fully Alive: Freeing Yourself from Chronic Unhappiness
11. Bringing It All Together: Weaving the Mindfulness Program into Your Life
Notes
Index

Audio Downloads:
1. Introduction (3:01; Jon Kabat-Zinn)
2. Body Scan (29:35; Jon Kabat-Zinn
3. Mindful Standing Yoga (11:22; Jon Kabat-Zinn)
4. Mindfulness of the Breath (10:40; Jon Kabat-Zinn)
5. Mindfulness of the Breath and Body (9:54; Jon Kabat-Zinn)
6. Mindfulness of Sounds and Thoughts (10:40; Jon Kabat-Zinn)
7. The Breathing Space (3:56; Jon Kabat-Zinn)
8. Mindful Walking (13:32; Mark Williams)
9. Mindful Yoga--Formal Practice (38:30; Zindel Segal)
10. Working with Difficulty Meditation (25:30; Mark Williams)
11. Sitting Meditation (37:47; John Teasdale)

Descriere scurtă

The revolutionary book that has helped hundreds of thousands of readers find relief from chronic unhappiness is now in a revised and updated second edition. This authoritative, easy-to-use self-help program is grounded in mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, a clinically proven approach. The expert authors explain why our usual attempts to "fix" sadness or "just stop thinking about it" can actually worsen depression, instead of relieving it. Through vivid stories and downloadable audio meditations encouragingly narrated by Jon Kabat-Zinn, the book shows how you can break the mental habits that lead to despair--and recover a sense of joy, aliveness, and possibility. Revised throughout to be even more reader friendly, the second edition features fresh insights on coping with the challenges of our ever-changing world, the latest scientific data, and four additional audio tracks.

See also the authors' Mindful Way Workbook, which provides step-by-step guidance for building your mindfulness practice in 8 weeks. Plus, mental health professionals, see also the authors' bestselling therapy guide: Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression, Second Edition.

Recenzii

“This is the book to turn to if you want to learn new ways to meet depression. It seamlessly weaves the science and practice of changing how we greet experiences, even profoundly difficult ones.”--J. David Creswell, PhD, William S. Dietrich II Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience, Carnegie Mellon University

“An essential resource for anyone who struggles with depression. With clarity and compassionate understanding, the authors artfully combine the latest research with decades of clinical wisdom to offer an effective path forward. Filled with immediately relatable examples and easy-to-follow exercises, this book can help you not only to become freer from suffering, but also, ultimately, to live a richer life."--Ronald D. Siegel, PsyD, author of The Extraordinary Gift of Being Ordinary

"In this wonderful second edition, the authors once again seamlessly weave scientifically proven mindfulness techniques with insightful, compassionate stories. This book gives readers a completely new way to work with difficult emotions and thoughts. I can't recommend it highly enough!"--Linda E. Carlson, PhD, RPsych, coauthor of Mindfulness-Based Cancer Recovery-