Development and future issues of mindfulness-based intervention in various clinical fields among certified public psychologist

Abstract

In this article, we reviewed the evidence of mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) in various clinical fields (i.e., health/medicine, industry/work, education, forensics/criminology, and social welfare). Our purposes were to provide findings, problems, and future issues of research on the clinical applications of mindfulness. We discuss the evidence in each clinical field with published meta-analytic studies and point out evidence-related problems such as a lack of randomized controlled trials and the heterogeneity in a meta-analysis. Via reviewing the latest studies, we discuss issues such as utilization without careful consideration of MBIs and a lack of an established training program for instructors. We also report the most current approach of MBIs that has received much attention in each clinical field.