RESEARCH SOURCES

Scientific Papers (partial list): Over 6,000 worldwide

Kabat-Zinn, J. An out-patient program in Behavior Medicine for chronic pain participants based on the practice of mindfulness meditation: Theoretical considerations and preliminary results. Gen. Hosp. Psychiatry (1 982) 4:33-47.

Kabat-Zinn, J., Lipworth, L. and Burney. R. The clinical use of mindfulness meditation for the self-regulation of chronic pain. J. Behav. Med. (I 985) 8:163:-190.

Kabat-Zinn, J., Lipworth, L. and Bumey. R. and Sellers, W. Four year follow-up of a meditation based program for the self-regulabon of chronic pain: Treatment outcomes and compliance. Clin. J. Pain (1986) 2:159-173.

Kabat-Zinn, J. and Chapman-Waidmp, A. Compliance with an outpatient stress reduction program: rates and predictors of completion. J. Behav. Mod. (1988) “:333-352.

Ockene, J., Sorensen, G. Kabat-Zinn, J., Ockene, I.S., and Donnelly, G. Benefits and costs of lifestyle change to reduce risk of chronic disease. Provendon Medicine, (1 988)17:224234

Bumhard, J. and Kristeller, J. Effectiveness of relaxation and visualization techniques as an adjunct to phototherapy and photochemotherapy of psoriasis. J. Am. Acad. Dermatol. (1988) 12:572-573

Ockene, J., Ockene, I.S., Kabat-Zinn, J., Greene, H.L., and Frid, D. Teaching risk-factor counseling skills to medical students, house staff, and fellows. Am. J. Prevent Med. (1 992) 6(#2): 35-42.

Kabat-Zinn, J., Massion, A.0., Kristeller, J., Peterson, L.G., Fletcher, K., Pbert L., Linderking, W., Santorelli, S.F. Effectiveness of a meditation-based stress reduction program in the treatment of anxiety disorders. Am. J. Psychiatry (1 992) 149:936-943.

Santorelli, S.F. A qualitative case analysis of mindfulness meditation training in an outpatient stress reduction clinic and its implications for the development of self-knowledge. Doctoral Thesis, University of Massachusetts, 1992. Book Chapter:

Kabat-Zinn, J. Assessment of body image in chronic pain participants: The Body Parts Problems Assessment Scale. In: Pain Measurement and Assessment, R. Meizack (Ed.) Raven, New York, 1983 pp.227-231.

Kabat-Zinn, J. Chapters on Flexibility and Mental Strategies. In Rippe, J. Southmayd, W. Pappas, A., Clark, N, and Kabat-Zinn, J. The Sports Performance Factors Putnam, New York, 1986.

Kabat-Zinn, J. Psychosocial Factors in Coronary Heart Disease: Their Importance and Management. In Ockene, I.S. and Ockene. J. (Eds) Prevention of Coronary Disease, Little Brown, Boston, 1993, pp. 229-333.

Kabat-Zinn, J. Mindfulness Meditation: Health Benefits of an Ancient Buddhist Practice. In Goleman, D, and Gunn, J. (Eds) Mind/Body Medicine, Consumer Reports Books, Yonkers, NY, 1993, pp. 259-275.

Kabat-Zinn, J. Mediation. In Moyers, B. Healing and the Mind, Doubleday, Now York, 1993, pp. 115-143.


Some books by Jon Kabat-Zinn:

Full Catastrophe Living., Using the Wisdom of the Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain and Illness, Delacorte, New York. 1990

Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life, Hyperion, New York, 1994

The Mindful Way through Depression: Freeing Yourself from Chronic Unhappiness.
Mark Williams, John Teasdale, Zindel Segal, and Jon Kabat-Zinn


Additional books on Mindfulness:

Thich Nhat Hanh– any book that he’s written
Henepola Gunaratana- Mindfulness in Plain English

Google “books on mindfulness” for more ideas


Mindfulness Research:

A fairly comprehensive list of mindfulness research at: Mindfulness Research

Google “Mindfulness Research” for additional research. You can refine your search by adding key words and phrases such as “mindfulness research on pain”.