Suicide presents a real and often tragic puzzle for the family and friends of someone who has committed or attempted suicide. 'Why did they do it?' 'How could they do this?' 'Why did they not see there was help available?'
For therapists and clinicians who want to help those who are vulnerable and their families, there are also puzzles that often seem unsolvable. What is it that causes someone to end his or her own life, or to harm themselves: is it down to a person's temperament, the biology of their genes, or to social conditions? What provides the best clue to a suicidal person's thoughts and behaviour? Each type of explanation, seen in isolation, has its drawbacks, so we need to see how they may fit together to give a more complete picture.
Cry of Pain examines the evidence from a social, psychological and biological perspective to see if there are common features that might shed light on suicide. Informative and sympathetically written, it is essential reading for therapists and mental health professionals as well as those struggling with suicidal feelings, their families and friends.

Mindfulness-based approaches to medicine, psychology, neuroscience, healthcare, education, business leadership, and other major societal institutions have become increasingly common. New paradigms are emerging from a confluence of two powerful and potentially synergistic epistemologies: one arising from the wisdom traditions of Asia and the other arising from post-enlightenment empirical science.

This book presents the work of internationally renowned experts in the fields of Buddhist scholarship and scientific research, as well as looking at the implementation of mindfulness in healthcare and education settings. Contributors consider the use of mindfulness throughout history and look at the actual meaning of mindfulness whilst identifying the most salient areas for potential synergy and for potential disjunction.

Mindfulness: Diverse Perspectives on its Meanings, Origins and Applications provides a place where wisdom teachings, philosophy, history,　science and personal meditation　practice meet. It was originally published as a special issue of Contemporary Buddhism.

Si ha estado luchando contra la depresión, no se desaliente. La atención plena, una forma sencilla y, sin embargo, muy potente de prestar atención a las emociones y experiencias vitales más difíciles, puede ayudarle a romper el ciclo de infelicidad crónica de una vez por todas.

En Vencer la depresión, cuatro expertos extraordinariamente cualificados explican por qué nuestros intentos habituales de pensar en una forma de salir del estado de ánimo depresivo o de simplemente salir adelante nos llevan a hundirnos todavía más en la espiral descendente de la depresión. A través de lecciones basadas tanto en las tradiciones meditativas orientales como en la terapia cognitiva, estos expertos nos muestran cómo esquivar los hábitos mentales que conducen a la desesperación, incluidos el sentimiento de culpa y los pensamientos recurrentes,  con el fin de que podamos enfrentarnos a los desafíos de la vida con una mayor flexibilidad y capacidad de recuperación.

 Este libro está dirigido a todos aquellos que desean recobrar la esperanza y una sensación de bienestar.