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Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Older Adults: Evidence for Practice
Carla Martins
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Description for Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Older Adults: Evidence for Practice
Paperback. The first research-based book on the efficacy of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction for older adults, presenting academics, students and professionals with robust new evidence to support MBSR's positive impact on older people's wellbeing and valuable guidance on how to tailor MBSR programmes to meet the particular needs of this group. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JKSG; JMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 446.
Based on extensive clinical research, this book sheds new light onto how Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) can be used with older adults as an effective complementary intervention, identifying specific ways in which MBSR programmes can be adapted and fine-tuned to meet the needs of this group.
Presenting robust new evidence to support the efficacy of MBSR as a holistic therapeutic approach, the author draws interesting and original conclusions about its positive impact on older people's psychological and spiritual wellbeing, physical health, neuropsychological performance, attitudes towards death and dying and overall quality of life. The lived experiences of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Condition
New
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849054874
SKU
V9781849054874
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About Carla Martins
Carla Martins, PhD is founder and director of Integral Being: Portuguese Center for Mindfulness, where she works as a mindfulness instructor and psychologist in private practice with clinical offices in Portugal. She has an MSc in Neuropsychology and Cognitive Psychology with a focus on older people, and holds a PhD in psychology with a focus on Transpersonal Psychology. She worked ... Read more
Reviews for Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Older Adults: Evidence for Practice
In this book, Carla Martins presents a brilliant and clear summary of the field of mindfulness as applied to older adults and how it might serve as a complementary and holistic approach to augment physical and emotional well-being, stimulate cognitive performance and creativity, provide tools to deal with loss and daily life with more awareness, to foster personal development and ... Read more