Making a Mindful Nation : : Mental Health and Governance in the Twenty-First Century / /

Making a Mindful Nation : : Mental Health and Governance in the Twenty-First Century / / / Joanna Cook.

How mindfulness came to be regarded as a psychological support, an ethical practice, and a component of public policyMindfulness seems to be everywhere-in popular culture, in therapeutic practice, even in policy discussions. How did mindfulness, an awareness training practice with roots in Buddhism,...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2023 English
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Cook, Joanna,
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Cook, Joanna,
Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : : Princeton University Press, , [2023]
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Year of Publication:2023
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (216 p.) :; 5 b/w illus.
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction If Mindfulness is the Answer, What is the Question?
  • 1 A Genealogy of the 'Present Moment'
  • 2 Depression, Optimism and Metacognition
  • 3 Mindfulness in the Extraordinary Ordinary
  • 4 Mindful Parliamentarians: Common Sense and Living Well
  • 5 Mindful Politics, Participation and Evidence
  • 6 The Skilful Means of the Mindful Advocate
  • Conclusion Keep Calm and Carry On?
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • A note on the type

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