Part I: The neurobiology of human connection (i.e., what does evolutionary biology and neuroscience tell us about the human-to-human encounter)
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Isobel, S. (2016) Trauma informed care: A radical shift or basic good practice? Australasian Psychiatry, 24: 589-591.
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MacDonald, K. (2009). Patient-clinician eye contact: Social neuroscience and art of clinical engagement. Postgraduate Medicine, 121: 136-44.
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Porges, S.W. (2007). The polyvagal perspective. Biological Psychology 74:116-143.
Porges, S.W. (2004). Neuroception: A subconscious system for detecting threats and safety. Zero to Three (J), 24: 19-24.
Porges, S.W. (2015). Making the world safe for our children: Down-regulating defence and up-regulating social engagement to ‘optimise’ the human experience. Children Australia, 40: 114-123.
Porges, S.W. (2003). Social engagement and attachment: A phylogenetic perspective. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1008: 31-47.
Porges, SW (2011). The Polyvagal Theory: Neurophysiological Foundations of Emotions, Attachment, Communication, and Self-regulation. New York: WW Norton.
Pratto, F. & John, O.P. (1991). Automatic vigilance: The attention-grabbing power of negative social information. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 3: 380-91.
Riess, H. (2011). Biomarkers in the psychotherapeutic relationship: The role of physiology, neurobiology and the biological correlates of E.M.P.A.T.H.Y. Harvard Review of Psychiatry, 19, 162-174.
Samardzic, L. & Nikolic, G. (2013). Neurobiology of psychotherapeutic relationship: New perspectives. Acta Facultatis Medicae Naissensis, 30: 55-61
Shaffer, J. (2012). Neuroplasticity and positive psychology in clinical practice: A review for combined benefits. Psychology, 3: 1110-15.
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Taylor, S.E., Klein, L. C., Lewis, B.P, Gruenewald, T.L. Gurung, R.A.R., & Updegraff, J.A. (2000). Biobehavioral responses to stress in females: Tend-and-befriend, not fight-or-flight. Psychological Review, 107: 411-429.
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Vacharkulksemsuk, T., & Fredrickson, B. L. (2012). Strangers in sync: Achieving embodied rapport through shared movements. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 48, 399-402.
Willis, J. & Todorov, Al. (2006). First impressions: Making up your mind after a 100-ms exposure to a face. Psychological Science, 17, 592-598.
Winston, J.S., Strange, B.A., O’Doherty, J. & Dolan, R.J. (2002). Autonomic and intentional brain responses during evaluation of trustworthiness of faces. Nature Neuroscience, 5: 277-83.
Part II: How to use the scientific findings to improve the clinical relationship (including ‘connecting on the run’)
Bien, T. (2011). Mindful therapy: A guide for therapists and helping professions. United States: Wisdom Publications.
Brach, T. (2007). Radical acceptance: Embracing your life with the heart of a Buddha. New York: Random House.
Chodron, P. (2001). The wisdom of no escape: the path of loving-kindness. Boston: Shambhala Publications Inc.
Davis Bush, A. (2015). Simple self-care for therapists: restoring practices to weave through your workday. WW. Norton & Company: New York.
Emmons, R. A. (2007). Thanks! How the new science of gratitude can make you happier. New York: Houghton Mifflin.
Emmons, R. A. & McCullough, M.E. (2003). Counting blessings versus burdens: An experimental investigation of gratitude and subjective well-being in daily life. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 84: 377-89.
Epstein, R, M. (2001). Just Being. Western Journal of Medicine, 174, 63-65.
Geller, S. (2017). A practical guide to cultivating therapeutic presence. Washington DC: American Psychological Association.
Fogarty, L, Curlow, B.A., Wingard, J.R., McDonnell, K., & Somerfield, M.R. (1999). Can 40 seconds of compassion reduce patient anxiety? Journal of Clinical Oncology, 17: 371-79.
Geller, S. & Greenberg, L. (2012). Therapeutic presence: A mindful approach to effective therapy. Washington DC: American Psychological Association.
Germer, C. (2009). The mindful path to self-compassion: freeing yourself from destructive thoughts and emotions. New York: Guildford Publications.
Germer, C. & Siegel, R. (Eds.) (2012) Wisdom and compassion in psychotherapy: Deepening mindfulness in clinical practice. New York: The Guildford Press.
Gilbert, P. & Chodron, P. (2015). Mindful compassion: Using the power of mindfulness and compassion to transform our lives. London: Brown Book Group.
Hanson, R. (2015). Hardwiring Happiness : How to reshape your brain and your life. London: Ebury Publishing.
Matthews, D.A., Suchman, A.L. & Branch, W.T. (1993). Making “connexions”: Enhancing the therapeutic potential of patient-clinicians relationships. Annals of Internal Medicine, 118: 973-77.
Mendius, R & Hanson, R. (2012). Buddha’s brain: The practical neuroscience of happiness, love and wisdom. Oakland: New Harbinger Publications.
Neff, K. (2011). Self Compassion: stop beating yourself up and leave insecurity behind. London: Hodder & Stoughton General Division.
Norcross, J.C. & Guy, J.D. (2007). Leaving it at the office: A guide to psychotherapist self-care. New York: The Guildford Press.
Rakel, D, Barrett, B., Zhang, Z., Hoeft, T., Chewning, B., Marchand. L., & Schedr, J. (2011). Perception of empathy in the clinical encounter: Effects on the common cold. Patient Education and Counseling, 85: 390-97.
Shauna, S. & Carlson, L. (2017). The Art and Science of Mindfulness: Integrating Mindfulness into Psychology and the Helping Professions. Washington DC: American Psychological Association.
Siegel, D. (2011). Mindsight: Transform your brain with the new science of kindness. London: Oneworld Publications.
Siegel, D. (2007). The mindful brain: Reflection and attunement in the cultivation of well-being. New York: WW Norton & Co.
Siegel, D. (2010). The mindful therapist: A clinician’s guide to mindful and neural integration. New York: WW Norton & Co.
Suchman, A.L. & Matthews, D.A. (1988). What makes the patient-doctor relationship therapeutic? Exploring the connexional dimension of medical care. Annals of Internal Medicine, 109: 125-30.
Rothschild, B. (2006). Help for the helper: The psychophysiology of compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma. New York: Norton.
Wilson, K. (2011). Mindfulness for two: An acceptance and commitment approach to mindfulness in psychotherapy. United States: New Harbinger Publications.
Recommended websites:
https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/