Evaluation

• Effectiveness- intergration with other therapies

  Techniques of mindfulness are becoming increasingly incorporated into other therapies such as CBT and psychoanalysis. An example is mindfulness based CBT is a four sage therapeutic approach which incorporates mindfulness with CBT which helps to change the process of thinking and not jut the content of our thoughts
• Effectiveness

  MBSR has been developed for use in general hospitals with patients suffrom conditions which may be painful ,chronic . Reibal et Al 2001 reported MBSR decreased levels of anxiety and depression in 8 week mindfulness programme
• Effectiveness

  There is some evidence to suggest that mindfulness mediation is more effective in group settings. For example Mantzios and Guannou 2014 investigated group v individual mindfulness among participants who were trying to gain weight . Researcher found Ps in the group setting lost more weight and lowered their levels of cognitive behavioural avoidance
• Ethics

  Unlike other therapies (psychoanalysis) mindfulness does not involve dragging up past as a means of offering an explanation for present behaviour therefore client anxiety is avoided. Mindfulness does not involve attributing current issues to past events
• Ethics

  Mindfulness is seenas essential in maintaining moral and ethical standards. It is taught in organisations to enhance leadership skills