Mindfulness or Third Generation CBT Books

Mindfulness or Third Generation CBT Books

  • Kashdan, T. (2009). Curious? Discover the missing ingredient to a fulfilling life. New York, NY: Harper Collins.
  • Flowers, S.H. (2009). The Mindful Path Through Shyness: How Mindfulness and Compassion Can Free You From Social Anxiety, Fear, and Avoidance. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger.
  • Vieten, C. (2009). Mindful Motherhood: Practical Tools for Staying Sane During Pregnancy and Your Child’s First Year. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger.
  • Greco, L., & Hayes, S. C. (Eds.). (2008). Acceptance and mindfulness treatments for children and adolescents: A practitioner's guide. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger.
    Shows how the work in acceptance and mindfulness is impacting the treatment of children and adolescents. Several ACT chapters; also includes DBT, MBCT, MBSR etc
  • Baer, R. A. (Ed.). (2005). Mindfulness-based treatment approaches: Clinician's guide to evidence base and applications. New York: Academic Press.
    This book discusses the conceptual foundation, implementation, and evidence base for the four best-researched mindfulness treatments: mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR), mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). All chapters were written by researchers with extensive clinical experience. Each chapter includes the conceptual rationale for using a mindfulness-based treatment and a review of the relevant evidence base.

  • Orsillo, S. M., & Roemer, L. (Eds). (2005). Acceptance and mindfulness-based approaches to anxiety: New directions in conceptualization and treatment. New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum.
    Includes conceptual and practical applications of ACT and other third-wave therapies to the anxiety disorders, with chapters covering ACT, DBT skills, and MBSR, as well as specific anxiety disorders, anxiety in children and basic research in anxiety and acceptance.
  • Hayes, S. C., Follette, V. M., & Linehan, M. M. (Eds.). (2004). Mindfulness and Acceptance: Expanding the Cognitive-Behavioral Tradition. New York: Guilford Press.
    Meet most of the major approaches in the third wave. Shows that ACT is not alone. Lots of good ideas for expanding your clinical work inside a third wave model. More theoretical though than immediately practical.
  • Dougher, M. J. (Ed.). (2000). Clinical Behavior Analysis. Oakland, CA: Context Press/NewHarbinger.
    Situates ACT, Behavioral Activation, and other approaches in clinical behavior analysis. That is the tradition where this work comes from.