Experimental Approaches to Loving-Kindness Meditation and Mindfulness That Bridge the Gap Between Clinicians and Researchers

Christopher J. May; Kelli  Johnson; Jared R. Weyker

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Experimental Approaches to Loving-Kindness Meditation and Mindfulness That Bridge the Gap Between Clinicians and Researchers

Christopher J. May^*, Kelli Johnson, Jared R. Weyker

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Mindfulness meditation (MM) and loving-kindness meditation (LKM) are two broad types of meditation stemming from the Buddhist tradition. MM has numerous salutary effects in both clinical and non-clinical populations. Increasingly, researchers are also investigating kindness-based meditations. MM and LKM emphasize different psychological domains. Mindfulness practice cultivates attention, typically to the breath, with an awareness of phenomena arising in the body, mind, and environment. Loving-kindness meditation cultivates the affective domain as the practitioner directs heartfelt intentions to others. Because psychiatric conditions, such as depressive and anxiety disorders, involve both attention and affect, mindfulness and loving-kindness meditations may provide complimentary therapeutic interventions. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Mindfulness and Buddhist-derived approaches in mental health and addiction.
Editors	Edo Shonin, William Van Gordon, Mark D. Griffiths
Place of Publication	Cham
Publisher	Springer International Publishing AG
Pages	85-93
Number of pages	9
ISBN (Electronic)	9783319222547, 9783319222554
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22255-4_5
Publication status	Published - 1-Jan-2016
Externally published	Yes

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Name	Advances in mental health and addiction

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Meditation
Mindfulness
Buddhism

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May, C. J., Johnson, K., & Weyker, J. R. (2016). Experimental Approaches to Loving-Kindness Meditation and Mindfulness That Bridge the Gap Between Clinicians and Researchers. In E. Shonin, W. Van Gordon, & M. D. Griffiths (Eds.), Mindfulness and Buddhist-derived approaches in mental health and addiction. (pp. 85-93). (Advances in mental health and addiction). Springer International Publishing AG. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22255-4_5

May, Christopher J. ; Johnson, Kelli ; Weyker, Jared R. / Experimental Approaches to Loving-Kindness Meditation and Mindfulness That Bridge the Gap Between Clinicians and Researchers. Mindfulness and Buddhist-derived approaches in mental health and addiction.. editor / Edo Shonin ; William Van Gordon ; Mark D. Griffiths. Cham : Springer International Publishing AG, 2016. pp. 85-93 (Advances in mental health and addiction).

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Experimental Approaches to Loving-Kindness Meditation and Mindfulness That Bridge the Gap Between Clinicians and Researchers. / May, Christopher J.; Johnson, Kelli ; Weyker, Jared R.
Mindfulness and Buddhist-derived approaches in mental health and addiction.. ed. / Edo Shonin; William Van Gordon; Mark D. Griffiths. Cham: Springer International Publishing AG, 2016. p. 85-93 (Advances in mental health and addiction).

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May CJ, Johnson K, Weyker JR. Experimental Approaches to Loving-Kindness Meditation and Mindfulness That Bridge the Gap Between Clinicians and Researchers. In Shonin E, Van Gordon W, Griffiths MD, editors, Mindfulness and Buddhist-derived approaches in mental health and addiction.. Cham: Springer International Publishing AG. 2016. p. 85-93. (Advances in mental health and addiction). doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-22255-4_5

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