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The purpose of this article is to present a review of the concept of Mindfulness, its use in the treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Mindfulness is a technique aimed at an objective observation of reality, with full openness and acceptance without a judgmental attitude. Mindfulness has proved to be useful in the treatment of the symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome, decreasing physical symptomatology as well as related problems like depression and anxiety.

Heart diseases account for a large percentage of all deaths and disabilities worldwide, deaths attributable to this diseases have increased in parallel with the deterioration of health habits in the population (SIAC, 2018). The economic, social and emotional burden increases in the health care system because this chronic disease is increasing. Medical care for heart disease, including surgeries and cardiac rehabilitation programs, is often expensive.

Este libro tiene la finalidad de orientar y brindar, a los profesionales de la salud mental, herramientas para el tratamiento del estrés postraumático desde un abordaje contextualista funcional, en el que se basa la terapia de aceptación y compromiso (ACT).

Contextual therapies are at its peak nowadays, as plenty of workshops, expertise courses, conferences on this matter are given every year around the world. Acceptance and Committment Therapy (ACT) is a contextual therapy that gathers a vast empirical evidence, and its application is currently widespread to multiple contexts. Nevertheless, when learning ACT some difficulties can arise, especially when theory and practice, as the two sides of the same coin, are set apart.

En este experimento simple se evaluó la eficacia diferencial de dos técnicas de intervención psicológica -hipnosis y terapia de aceptación y compromiso (ACT)- para la mejora de la fuerza física. Participaron en la investigación 16 deportistas de élite, practicantes de piragüismo. A todos los sujetos se les evaluó el grado de sugestibilidad.

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