NY Times on “Mindfulness Meditation” therapy
27 05 2008The NY Times has a very good article on the emergence of “mindfulness meditation” as a therapy for mental illness.
Mindfulness Meditation, Based on Buddha’s Teachings, Gains Ground With Therapists - NYTimes.com:
Steven Hayes, a psychologist at the University of Nevada at Reno, has developed a talk therapy called Acceptance Commitment Therapy, or ACT, based on a similar, Buddha-like effort to move beyond language to change fundamental psychological processes.
“It’s a shift from having our mental health defined by the content of our thoughts,” Dr. Hayes said, “to having it defined by our relationship to that content — and changing that relationship by sitting with, noticing and becoming disentangled from our definition of ourselves.”
For all these hopeful signs, the science behind mindfulness is in its infancy. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, which researches health practices, last year published a comprehensive review of meditation studies, including T.M., Zen and mindfulness practice, for a wide variety of physical and mental problems. The study found that over all, the research was too sketchy to draw conclusions.
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I wanted to share this article I just found in Diabetes Forecast
The article is titled “Dropping Insulin to Drop Pound” by Terri D’Arrigo.
And the catch phrase is “The practice of with holding insulin as a way to lose weight is a serious eating disorder with devastating consequences.”
I think that sums the article fairly well. The rest of it consists of emotional examples, and general information about the need for insulin and eating disorders.
I just found it a rather horrifying new eating disorder that I had not heard of before. Any type of eating disorder is very dangerous but in this particular one there is a whole new level of risk.
Just wanted to share it. Take care.