Making a Mindful Nation: Mental Health and Governance in the Twenty-First Century

by Joanna Cook

How mindfulness came to be regarded as a psychological support, an ethical practice, and a component of public policy

Mindfulness seems to be everywhere--in popular culture, in therapeutic practice, even in policy discussions. How did mindfulness, an awareness training practice with roots in Buddhism, come to be viewed as a solution to problems that range from depression and anxiety to criminal recidivism? If mindfulness if the answer,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691244472
• ISBN13: 9780691244471
• Release Date: August 2023
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.3"