Abstract
Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy creates an unlikely partnership, between the ancient tradition of mindfulness meditation rooted in Buddhist thought, and the much more recent and essentially western tradition of cognitive and clinical science. This article investigates points of congruence and difference between the two traditions and concludes that, despite first appearances, this is a fruitful partnership which may well endure.
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Melanie Fennell
Melanie Fennell, Oxford Mindfulness Centre, University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry, Warneford Hospital, Oxford OX3 7JX, UK. [email protected]
Zindel Segal
Zindel Segal, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.