The Art and Science of Mindfulness
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Book reviews The treatment of eating disorders: a clinical handbook. CM Grilo, JE Mitchell (Eds). New York: The Guilford Press; 2010. Price: $75.00 US. 606 pages Eating disorders is still a relatively young field compared to other psychological disorders, and commensurately, less is known about effective treatment approaches, especially in the area of anorexia nervosa and working with adolescents. However, the body of research is growing rapidly and represents a Herculean and daunting task for the clinician to summarise and understand. Thus, the appearance of this book, The Treatment of Eating Disorders: A Clinical Handbook, edited by Carlos Grilo and James Mitchell and including 35 chapters from experts in the field summarizing knowledge and describing therapeutic approaches, is to be welcomed. It fills the gap left by the last attempt at this type of work, the “Handbook of Treatment for Eating Disorders,” by David Garner and Paul Garfinkel, published in 1997. As such, it does represent a “must-have” for clinicians or trainees who are specializing or planning to specialize in the eating disorder field. The book includes wide coverage of eating disorder groups, including anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, as well as binge eating disorder and the other Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified categories, the latter group representing the most common diagnosis presenting for treatment. Given the lack of clear front runners for treatment approaches for some eating disorders, it was important to see the inclusion of the summary of the evidence base for treatments across the first three chapters. Somewhat disappointingly, these three chapters also summarized information relating to the diagnosis and assessment of eating disorders, thus providing limited coverage of important issues related to developing initial rapport in assessment with a client group that is notorious for being ambivalent about treatment and dropping out of therapy. In particular, more could have been said about motivational interviewing approaches, given the growing evidence in the eating disorder field that motivation is an important predictor of retention and outcome. One of the extremely useful aspects of the book is the inclusion of 11 “mini-manuals,” some but not all of which are available as books or chapters in other books. Somewhat surprisingly, neither the contents pages nor the chapter headings flagged that they were manuals. This did not become apparent until one started reading the chapter. The editors were clearly aiming for wide coverage of potentially useful therapeutic approaches, which is a strength, but given the lack of strong evidence base for some of the treatment approaches highlighted in the book, some type of “evidence base rating” for each of the mini-manuals should have been provided in the opening lines or chapter headings. The clinical usefulness was somewhat uneven across the “how to do it” chapters, but in all, perusal across these chapters will enable clinicians to grasp the essential principles of good treatment with complex eating disorders. Additional sections examined special topics and research issues, and of special importance here were the chapters dealing with childhood eating difficulties and offering support for carers. Overall, this book represents a rich resource for practitioners and deserves a place in every university library. Tracey D. Wade School of Psychology Flinders University, South Australia, Australia E-mail address: [email protected] doi:10.1016/j.jpsychores.2010.08.004 The Art and Science of Mindfulness S.L. Shapiro, L.E. Carlson. American Psychological Asso- ciation, 2009. ISBN: 9781433804656. £48.50, 194 pages Buddhist scholar Thich Nhat Hanh wrote, “The most precious gift we can give to others is our presence.” In The Art and Science of Mindfulness: Integrating Mindfulness Into Psychology and the Helping Professions, Shapiro and Carlson (2009) posit that mindfulness, a 2500- year-old Buddhist concept, is not only essential to all forms of psychotherapy, but may provide personal benefits to helping professionals and expand our existing model of health and health care. This book consists of three sections. The first section presents a definition of mindfulness and discusses its utility in multiple domains of psychotherapy. Specifically, the authors address how cultivation of a mindful attitude toward patients might enhance therapeutic relationships and patient outcomes. They also outline how the tenets of mindfulness Journal of Psychosomatic Research 70 (2011) 302 – 303 0022-3999/10/$ – see front matter © 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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Journal of Psychosomatic Research 70 (2011) 302ndash303
Book reviews
The treatment of eating disorders a clinical handbookCM Grilo JE Mitchell (Eds) New York The GuilfordPress 2010 Price $7500 US 606 pages
Eating disorders is still a relatively young field comparedto other psychological disorders and commensurately less isknown about effective treatment approaches especially inthe area of anorexia nervosa and working with adolescentsHowever the body of research is growing rapidly andrepresents a Herculean and daunting task for the clinician tosummarise and understand Thus the appearance of thisbook The Treatment of Eating Disorders A ClinicalHandbook edited by Carlos Grilo and James Mitchell andincluding 35 chapters from experts in the field summarizingknowledge and describing therapeutic approaches is to bewelcomed It fills the gap left by the last attempt at this typeof work the ldquoHandbook of Treatment for Eating Disordersrdquoby David Garner and Paul Garfinkel published in 1997 Assuch it does represent a ldquomust-haverdquo for clinicians ortrainees who are specializing or planning to specialize in theeating disorder field
The book includes wide coverage of eating disordergroups including anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa aswell as binge eating disorder and the other Eating DisorderNot Otherwise Specified categories the latter grouprepresenting the most common diagnosis presenting fortreatment Given the lack of clear front runners for treatmentapproaches for some eating disorders it was important to seethe inclusion of the summary of the evidence base fortreatments across the first three chapters Somewhatdisappointingly these three chapters also summarizedinformation relating to the diagnosis and assessment ofeating disorders thus providing limited coverage ofimportant issues related to developing initial rapport inassessment with a client group that is notorious for beingambivalent about treatment and dropping out of therapy Inparticular more could have been said about motivationalinterviewing approaches given the growing evidence in theeating disorder field that motivation is an important predictorof retention and outcome
One of the extremely useful aspects of the book is theinclusion of 11 ldquomini-manualsrdquo some but not all of whichare available as books or chapters in other books Somewhatsurprisingly neither the contents pages nor the chapterheadings flagged that they were manuals This did not
0022-399910$ ndash see front matter copy 2011 Elsevier Inc All rights reserved
become apparent until one started reading the chapter Theeditors were clearly aiming for wide coverage of potentiallyuseful therapeutic approaches which is a strength but giventhe lack of strong evidence base for some of the treatmentapproaches highlighted in the book some type of ldquoevidencebase ratingrdquo for each of the mini-manuals should have beenprovided in the opening lines or chapter headings Theclinical usefulness was somewhat uneven across the ldquohow todo itrdquo chapters but in all perusal across these chapters willenable clinicians to grasp the essential principles of goodtreatment with complex eating disorders Additional sectionsexamined special topics and research issues and of specialimportance here were the chapters dealing with childhoodeating difficulties and offering support for carers Overallthis book represents a rich resource for practitioners anddeserves a place in every university library
Tracey D WadeSchool of Psychology
Flinders University South Australia AustraliaE-mail address traceywadeflinderseduau
doi101016jjpsychores201008004
The Art and Science of MindfulnessSL Shapiro LE Carlson American Psychological Asso-ciation 2009 ISBN 9781433804656 pound4850 194 pages
Buddhist scholar Thich Nhat Hanh wrote ldquoThe most precious
gift we can give to others is our presencerdquo
In The Art and Science of Mindfulness IntegratingMindfulness Into Psychology and the Helping ProfessionsShapiro and Carlson (2009) posit that mindfulness a 2500-year-old Buddhist concept is not only essential to all formsof psychotherapy but may provide personal benefits tohelping professionals and expand our existing model ofhealth and health care
This book consists of three sections The first sectionpresents a definition of mindfulness and discusses its utilityin multiple domains of psychotherapy Specifically theauthors address how cultivation of a mindful attitude towardpatients might enhance therapeutic relationships and patientoutcomes They also outline how the tenets of mindfulness
303Book reviews Journal of Psychosomatic Research 70 (2011) 302ndash303
(eg impermanence essential nature) can be integrated intotherapy without explicit mention or formal practice ofmindfulness Finally the authors summarize the theoreticalpractical and empirical basis for commonly employedmindfulnessacceptance-based treatments
The second section reviews the research on mindfulness-based therapies highlighting the psychological and physicalbenefits of mindfulness practice across diverse clinicalpopulations and settings However the authors contendthat we should not only ask if treatments work but ask whythey work To this end the final chapter of this section isdevoted to discussing how mindfulness may exert salutaryeffects across both clinical and nonclinical populationssuggesting pathways for future research
The third section of this book details ways to expand ourcurrent conceptualization and application of mindfulnessThree themes are given special attention self-care positivepsychology and future directions Although research in thearea of mindfulnessself-care is nascent preliminary evi-dence suggests that practicing mindfulness protects againsttherapist ldquoburnoutrdquo promotes psychological well-being andnurtures qualities vital to health care professionals (egempathy) Therefore the authors advocate for its integra-tion into current curricula and clinical training programsThis section also discusses current perspectives on mind-fulness health and healing and the integration of positivepsychological variables into this framework It is argued
that mindfulness should be considered not only as atreatment for illness but as a way of life that promoteshealth and development
Overall The Art and Science of Mindfulness provides athorough review of the relevant scientific research anddiverse clinical applications of mindfulness It offers helpfulresources for scientists practitioners and educators andpresents promising directions for future clinical research andparadigm expansion Of particular value is the sectionemphasizing the importance of self-care Although thisdomain is critical to the ldquosuccessrdquo and longevity of theprofessional hisher patients and own well-being it is anarea that fails to receive adequate attention in the vastmajority of programs educating future clinicians and healthcare professionals It was pleasing to see the authorsinvesting in promoting health in patients and professionalsalike Lastly this text is an important contribution to theliterature on the benefits of cultivating mindfulness in bothprofessional and personal realms It wonderfully illustratesthe many ways in which mindfulness is a ldquoprecious giftrdquo thatcan be shared with ourselves others and the greater society
Erin WalshUniversity of Kentucky USA
E-mail address edubwalshgmailcom
doi101016jjpsychores201009001
303Book reviews Journal of Psychosomatic Research 70 (2011) 302ndash303
(eg impermanence essential nature) can be integrated intotherapy without explicit mention or formal practice ofmindfulness Finally the authors summarize the theoreticalpractical and empirical basis for commonly employedmindfulnessacceptance-based treatments
The second section reviews the research on mindfulness-based therapies highlighting the psychological and physicalbenefits of mindfulness practice across diverse clinicalpopulations and settings However the authors contendthat we should not only ask if treatments work but ask whythey work To this end the final chapter of this section isdevoted to discussing how mindfulness may exert salutaryeffects across both clinical and nonclinical populationssuggesting pathways for future research
The third section of this book details ways to expand ourcurrent conceptualization and application of mindfulnessThree themes are given special attention self-care positivepsychology and future directions Although research in thearea of mindfulnessself-care is nascent preliminary evi-dence suggests that practicing mindfulness protects againsttherapist ldquoburnoutrdquo promotes psychological well-being andnurtures qualities vital to health care professionals (egempathy) Therefore the authors advocate for its integra-tion into current curricula and clinical training programsThis section also discusses current perspectives on mind-fulness health and healing and the integration of positivepsychological variables into this framework It is argued
that mindfulness should be considered not only as atreatment for illness but as a way of life that promoteshealth and development
Overall The Art and Science of Mindfulness provides athorough review of the relevant scientific research anddiverse clinical applications of mindfulness It offers helpfulresources for scientists practitioners and educators andpresents promising directions for future clinical research andparadigm expansion Of particular value is the sectionemphasizing the importance of self-care Although thisdomain is critical to the ldquosuccessrdquo and longevity of theprofessional hisher patients and own well-being it is anarea that fails to receive adequate attention in the vastmajority of programs educating future clinicians and healthcare professionals It was pleasing to see the authorsinvesting in promoting health in patients and professionalsalike Lastly this text is an important contribution to theliterature on the benefits of cultivating mindfulness in bothprofessional and personal realms It wonderfully illustratesthe many ways in which mindfulness is a ldquoprecious giftrdquo thatcan be shared with ourselves others and the greater society
Erin WalshUniversity of Kentucky USA
E-mail address edubwalshgmailcom
doi101016jjpsychores201009001
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