Book
Kabat-Zinn J. Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness. New York: Delacorte Press; 1990. 467 p.
Why we cite it
The founding text of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), the programme Kabat-Zinn created. In the book’s account, mindfulness is a learnable, systematic practice.
About the author
Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD (MIT, molecular biology), is Professor of Medicine emeritus at UMass Chan Medical School. He founded the Stress Reduction Clinic (1979) and the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society (1995). He developed Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR). Recipient of the Inaugural Pioneer in Integrative Medicine Award (Bravewell, 2007) and the Mind and Brain Prize (University of Torino, 2008).
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