The use of Buddhist mindfulness meditation in psychotherapy: a case report from Sri Lanka.
Buddhist practices have been increasingly influencing psychotherapy. For over 20 centuries, Buddhism has been the religion of a majority of Sri Lankans. However, there is little documentation of the use of Buddhist practices in psychotherapy in Sri Lanka. This paper presents a case study in which Theravadan Buddhist mindfulness meditation and cognitive therapy practices were used in the treatment of a client with depressive disorder. The paper also summarizes the influence of Buddhist concepts and mindfulness meditation on psychotherapy and illustrate how Buddhist doctrine and practices can be considered a psychotherapeutic method.
Department of Psychological Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Kynsey Road, Colombo 8, Sri Lanka. ptdz@sltnet.lk
Piyanjali
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D002016:Buddhism / Q000523:psychology*; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000208:ethnology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019122:Meditation / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology*; D012069:Religion and Psychology; D013188:Sri Lanka; D055815:Young Adult