Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Cancer: Gently Turning Towards

Copyright © 2012 Trish Bartley

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Cancer: Gently Turning Towards

Author(s): Trish Bartley

Published Online: 17 NOV 2011 01:03AM EST

Print ISBN: 9781119954057

Online ISBN: 9781119960041

DOI: 10.1002/9781119960041

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Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy for Cancer presents an eight-week course for MBCT which has been tried and tested over ten years of clinical use, and is targeted specifically for people with cancer.

  • There is growing evidence of mindfulness as a successful and cost-effective intervention for reducing the negative psychological impact of cancer and treatment  
  • Draws upon the author's experience of working with people with cancer, and her own recent experience of using mindfulness with cancer diagnosis and treatment
  • Stories from cancer patients illustrate the learning and key themes of the course
  • Includes new short practices and group processes developed by the author

Table of contents

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      Front Matter (pages i–xx)

    1. Introduction (pages 1–3)

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      Personal Story – Trish (pages 4–10)

  4. Part One: Mindfulness and the Cancer Journey

    1. Chapter One

      Mindfulness and Cancer (pages 11–22)

    2. Chapter Two

      Cancer – The Psychological Implications (pages 23–32)

      Stirling Moorey and Ursula Bates

    3. Chapter Three

      Cancer – The Medical Implications (pages 33–42)

      Nicholas S. A. Stuart

    4. Chapter Four

      The First Circle – Cancer and the Circle of Suffering (pages 43–47)

    5. Personal Story – Beryl (pages 48–52)

  5. Part Two: The Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Cancer Programme

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      Part Introduction (pages 53–54)

    2. Chapter Five

      Starting out (pages 55–66)

    3. Personal Story – Sally (pages 67–71)

    4. Chapter Six

      The Eight Week Course (pages 72–242)

    5. Chapter Seven

      The Second Circle: Mindful Awareness and the Circle of Practice (pages 243–249)

    6. Personal Story – Derek (pages 250–253)

    7. Chapter Eight

      The Practices (pages 254–283)

    8. Personal Story – Bridget (pages 284–288)

    9. Chapter Nine

      Mindfulness in Palliative Care (pages 289–302)

      Ursula Bates

    10. Chapter Ten

      After the Eight Week Course (pages 303–309)

    11. Chapter Eleven

      The Third Circle – Being and the Circle of Presence (pages 310–317)

  6. Part Three: The Practitioner Teacher

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      Part Introduction (pages 319–320)

    2. Chapter Twelve

      Introducing the Teacher (pages 321–327)

    3. Chapter 13

      Embodying The Practice (pages 328–339)

    4. Chapter Fourteen

      Facilitating the Learning (pages 340–353)

    5. Chapter Fifteen

      The Three Circle Model: A Formulation of MBCT for Cancer (MBCT-Ca) (pages 354–363)

      Trish Bartley and Ursula Bates

    6. Personal Story – Geraint (pages 364–369)

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      Epilogue (pages 370–375)

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      Resources and Links (pages 376–377)

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      Bibliography (pages 378–387)

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      Sources and Permissions (pages 388–389)

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      Subject Index (pages 390–400)

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