DISENTANGLING THE LINK BETWEEN MINDFULNESS AND DISSOCIATION IN PTSD: THE MEDIATING ROLE OF ATTENTION AND EMOTIONAL ACCEPTANCE.

Patients with higher levels of dissociative symptoms have less capacity for mindfulness. Our results support Bishop et al.'s model proposing that attention and emotional acceptance are the two active components of mindfulness. To extend our findings, clinical trials are required to evaluate a causal relationship and the effectiveness of mindfulness-based interventions for patients suffering from dissociation.