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Child Psychiatrist Ninivaggi Publishes Book on Mindfulness

September 25, 2019

Frank Ninivaggi, MD, is an assistant clinical professor at Yale Child Study Center and associate attending at Yale New Haven Hospital.

Learned Mindfulness: Physician Engagement and M.D. Wellness discusses the technique of "Learned Mindfulness" developed by Ninivaggi to combat stress and burnout. In this book, Ninivaggi presents his "Integrity Mindfulness" model as a tool to manage stress, prevent burnout, and broaden quality of life, ultimately promoting well-being. The book provides readers with background information on the origins of mindfulness and details step-by-step directions on how to use the original technique.

Highlights as noted by the publisher:

  • First book to introduce the technique of learned mindfulness
  • Useful to psychiatrists, psychologists, physicians, and all suffering from stress and burnout
  • Provides step-by-step instructions on how to apply the model to their patients

Clinical psychiatrists, psychologists, and physicians and researchers in the field of stress and mindfulness are the primary audience for this book.

Submitted by Robert Forman on September 25, 2019