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Psychology

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction: Mechanisms and Clinical Applications

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MBSR was developed in 1979 by Jon Kabat-Zinn at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, and it has since been studied in thousands of clinical trials.

Why this is interesting

Imagine being able to hit a 'pause button' on your stress response – that's the promise of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction. But how exactly does simply paying attention in a certain way change your body and mind?