正念在快樂與心理健康促進之應用

The Application of Mindfulness in Promoting Happiness and Mental Health

快樂是維持身心健康不可或缺之要素，快樂能使 個體具自我控制、自我調節與因應等能力，並促進心理健康。近年來，正念治療（mindfulness therapy）成為促進快樂的心理治療介入措施。本文旨在介紹正念的概念，說明正念與快樂和心理健康的關係，並簡介以正念為基礎的心理治療介入措施，如正念減壓療法與正念認知治療等，同時提供正念介入措施於臨床應用的實證資料，以作為護理人員未來照護病人之參考；亦可作為自己平時的專業和自我成長的練習，促進自我心理 健康，以最佳的身心狀況照護病人。

Happiness, an important factor in maintaining health, not only enhances the abilities of selfcontrol, self-regulation, and coping but also promotes mental health. Mindfulness therapy has been increasingly used in recent years. Therefore, the purpose of the present article is to introduce the concepts of mindfulness and to describe the relationship between mindfulness and happiness. Further, we provide brief introductions to mindfulness-based stress reduction and mindfulness cognitive therapy as well as present the current evidence related to the effects of mindfulness programs and therapies in clinical patient care. The information in the present article may be referenced and used by nurses in patient care and may be referenced by health professionals to promote their own mental health in order to maintain optimal fitness for providing high-quality patient care.