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Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=50941#.VFCDEFfHRK0 Author(s)   Susan Ellis 1,2 , Rhonda F. Brown 1,3 , Einar B. Thorsteinsson 1 , Colin Perrott 1 Affiliation(s) 1 School of Behavioural, Cognitive & Social Sciences, University of New England, Armidale, Australia . 2 School of Psychology, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia . 3 Research School of Psychology, The Australian National University, Acton, Australia . ABSTRACT Purpose: The construct of mindfulness has previously been examined in cancer patients, as has the efficacy of mindfulness-based treatments. However, it has not been examined in people with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL). NHL is one of...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=50895#.VE8GylfHRK0 Author(s)   Therése Ingvarsson 1 , Tommy Nordén 1 , Torsten Norlander 1,2* Affiliation(s) 1 Center for Research and Development, Evidens University College, Goteborg, Sweden . 2 Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden . ABSTRACT The aim of the study was for the first time to investigate patients’ own experiences of developing healthy behavior in connection with their participation in Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT). Healthy behaviors were defined as those which aimed to improve the individual’s well-being and physical function. Two women, diagnosed with bipolar i...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=50608#.VEdBOlfHRK0 Author(s) Valerie L. Alexander , B. Charles Tatum Affiliation(s) Department of Psychology, National University, San Diego, USA . ABSTRACT Depression and anxiety continue to be among the most common mental disorders. This study looked at three tracks of participants diagnosed with a mood disorder. The three tracks were Cognitive Therapy (CT), Mindfulness Training (MT), and Treatment As Usual (TAU). All participants had been trained in CT and then randomly separated into three groups. These three tracks were assessed at 3, 6, and 12 months in terms of their stated level of depression (measured on the Beck Depression I...