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Introduction: Modern Psychological and Psychiatric Views Introduction: Modern Psychological and Psychiatric Views
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Diagnostic Labels Diagnostic Labels
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Broadening the View: Mindfulness and Its Spiritual Background Broadening the View: Mindfulness and Its Spiritual Background
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Mental Illness through a Spiritual Lens Mental Illness through a Spiritual Lens
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A Psychosis Case Study A Psychosis Case Study
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Buddhism: A Clinical Reading Buddhism: A Clinical Reading
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Buddhism and Western Psychology in Dialogue Buddhism and Western Psychology in Dialogue
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A Complementary View of the Self A Complementary View of the Self
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Healing Versus Curing Healing Versus Curing
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Diagnostic Labels Revisited Diagnostic Labels Revisited
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A Whole-Person Perspective on Selected Illnesses A Whole-Person Perspective on Selected Illnesses
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Depression Depression
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Depression Case Study Depression Case Study
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Anxiety Anxiety
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Anxiety Case Study Anxiety Case Study
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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Case Study Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Case Study
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Psychosis Psychosis
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Psychosis Case Study Psychosis Case Study
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Conclusion Conclusion
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A Middle Way Toward Integration A Middle Way Toward Integration
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Intentions and Methods Intentions and Methods
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References References
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31 Mental Illness through the Lens of Mindfulness
Get accessPatricia Lynn Dobkin is an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. She is a clinical psychologist specialized in mind-body medicine and is a certified Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) teacher. Her two books on mindful medical practice showcase how the MBSR program has been adapted for health care professionals.
Kaveh Monshat is a consultant psychiatrist, psychotherapist, researcher, and a mindfulness and non-violent communication teacher. He completed his doctorate and held an academic post at the University of Melbourne, Australia.
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Published:15 December 2020
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Abstract
The intention of this chapter is to re-envision mental illness within a paradigm that unites the biopsychosocial paradigm with a modern Buddhist spirituality, particularly associated with mindfulness. Emotion regulation, a balanced relationship with one’s self-concept, and social connection are usually regarded as essential components of well-being within both systems of thought. Western psychology and mindfulness practice have, at times, been seen to have fundamentally opposing aims: one to strengthen the self and the other to arrive at “no-self” or “emptiness.” This chapter purports that the two approaches may overlap and can be complementary both in their contribution to understanding the self and the regulation of emotions. Clinical narratives of depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and psychosis are included to exemplify the application of a whole-person outlook to understand mental illness. While an orientation to well-being through a mindfulness perspective may be generally helpful, mindfulness meditation is not a panacea: for some patients, it may be contraindicated, applied in a modified format, or used alongside medication and/or psychotherapy. This chapter presents a “middle way” between the views of suffering that informs mindfulness practice and that which is drawn from psychology and psychiatry.
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