A brief bibliography

I’ve decided to write a research paper on mindfulness-based therapies. Basically, they are therapies that teach you to separate yourself from your thoughts. This technique is used with people who suffer from depression, to teach them to let go of their negative thoughts. Here are a couple sources that I found:

Frewen, Paul et al. “Letting Go: Mindfulness and Negative Automatic Thinking.” Cognitive Therapy and Research 32.6 (2008): 758-774.

This article includes two studies that investigate whether mindfulness affects automatic negative thoughts. The results indicate that mindfulness reduces the occurrence of negative thoughts and increases control over these thoughts. This is a unique source because it explores the relationship between mindfulness and the ability to let go of negative thoughts. The article is useful because it discusses the clinical implications of the results.

Nieburg, Nicola. “mind OVER malady.” Prevention 61.1 (2009): 43.

This article argues that mental health influences immune functioning. It is different because it discusses psychoneuroimmunology, a field that combines psychiatry, neurology, and immunology. This source provides evidence for the beneficial effects of mindfulness on health, and this may suggest that mindfulness-based therapy can improve physical health.