Clarifying the construct of mindfulness in the context of emotion regulation and the process of change in therapy.
Clinical Psychology Science and Practice January 1, 2004 Adele M. Hayes, Greg Feldman 711 citations
Mindfulness can improve emotion regulation, a key component of mental health linked to various forms of psychopathology. The authors describe measurement work supporting a consensus definition of mindfulness and show how mindfulness enhances both stabilizing and destabilizing aspects of therapeutic change, illustrated in a treatment program for depression.