Buddhism and Cognitive Therapy
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On June 13, 2005, I will be having a public dialog with the Dalai Lama in Göteborg, Sweden. This occasion has prompted me to share with the readers of Cognitive Therapy Today some of my thoughts regarding the relation of the theory underlying cognitive therapy to Tibetan Buddhism and some of the newer therapeutic approaches such as Attention Training, Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy, and the meditation component of Dialectic Behavioral Therapy.
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