Religiously oriented mindfulness-based cognitive therapy.
The interface of religiously accommodative and oriented treatments and the cognitive-behavioral tradition is explored. In terms of Hayes' characterization of the evolution of the cognitive-behavioral tradition through three waves, considerable theoretical, clinical, and empirical work emerged to support a religiously accommodative cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) during the second-generation CBTs. Rather than including religion and spirituality, the third-wave CBT traditions have engaged in spiritual themes inspired heavily from Eastern religious traditions. The authors discuss the application of a religiously congruent third-wave cognitive therapy with a depressed conservatively Christian client. Some conceptual challenges and rationales for adopting such treatments with Christian or other theist clients are described.
Hathaway
William
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Regent University, Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, CRB 161, 1000 Regent University Drive, Virginia Beach, VA 23464, USA. willhat@regent.edu
Tan
Erica
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D000328:Adult; D001364:Awareness; D002835:Christianity; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015146:Midwestern United States; D012069:Religion and Psychology