Mindfulness Interventions for Disaster Resilience in Southeast Asia

• Main Authors: Panting, Adriana, Heise, Andrew G, Hechanova, Ma. Regina, Waelde, Lynn
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2020
• Subjects: Mindfulness; Meditation; Southeast Asia; Trauma; Disaster; Training; Other Psychology; Psychology
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/psychology-faculty-pubs/276; https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/S2040-726220200000021006/full/html
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

This chapter summarizes the literature on mindfulness and its impact of postdisaster response. Although the use of mindfulness is still in its infancy in Southeast Asia (SEA), initial studies suggest it has potential as a means to address survivors’ posttrauma symptoms. Given cultural nuances such a...