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Mindfulness and acceptance: Expanding the cognitive-behavioral tradition. Steven C. Hayes, Victoria M. Follette, & Marsha M. Linehan. Pp. 319. New York: Guilford Press, 2004.
Just as the second wave of change in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) that occurred 25 years ago largely replaced stimulus-response behavior analysis with a central focus on cognition, this third wave of change in CBT is replacing the exclusive focus on change to incorporate new therapeutic methods based on acceptance. Also in this third generation of CBT approaches is a shift from focusing on the form or content of thoughts and behaviors to focusing on their function. "Mindfulness and acceptance are radical additions to...