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Peaceful Mind: Using Mindfulness and Cognitive Behavioral Psychology to Overcome Depression
by John R. McQuaid, Paula E. Carmona
from New Harbinger Publications

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• Clear, succinct and powerful treatment for depression
  Great book. Clearly and succinctly explains some really practical and simple, yet powerful methods for dealing with depression. I'd highly recommend it to anyone seeking to come to terms with and negotiate their way out of depression, particularly anyone interested in a non-medical, self-directed treatment approach emphasising present moment awareness or mindfulness.

• a good starting point in CBT and mindfulness
  I'm not a psychologist, so my background in issue is very narrow. I've appreciated very much this volume, as it explain in a very clear manner the inner meaning of CBT and mindfulness. I owned yet the seminal work of Beck and al. on depression. In 'Peaceful Mind' you find the same concepst introduced in a delightful way. It's not an handbook for therapist, so there are no much references or footnotes. It gives as granted the acceptance of the Beck's paradigm (not in Kuhn's sense, of course...) and on it the... more info

• Changed my life
  I have to say upfront that I have read and practiced numerous methods/variations of mindfulness meditation. However, none have struck just the right chord with me.
  Peaceful Mind opened up a new door for me and allowed me to deal with my obsessive thoughts with the ultimately practical tools of CBT and Mindfulness.
  I can honestly say that that marriage changed my life.
  Peace,
  Brett

• Not what you think
  You might think that this is yet another book on mindfulness. Or, if you are into mindfulness based therapies, you may assume that this is yet another book that covers the "Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction" (MBSR, a la Kabat-Zinn) or "Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy" (MBCT, a la Segal, Williams and Teasdale).
  In fact this book is unique, and doesn't really fit in the same mold as MBSR and MBCT.
  Here's what I believe are the key elements:
  1) EXCELLENT INTRO TO COGNITIVE THERAPY. I... more info

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