@article {Mikulas:2007:1355-8250:4,
title = "Buddhism & Western Psychology: Fundamentals of Integration",
journal = "Journal of Consciousness Studies",
parent_itemid = "infobike://imp/jcs",
publishercode ="imp",
year = "2007",
volume = "14",
number = "4",
publication date ="2007-01-01T00:00:00",
pages = "4-49",
itemtype = "ARTICLE",
issn = "1355-8250",
url = "https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/imp/jcs/2007/00000014/00000004/art00001",
keyword = "psychology integration, Buddhist psychology, Buddhism and psychology",
author = "Mikulas, William",
abstract = "Essential Buddhism, the fundamental teachings of the historical Buddha and the core of all major branches of Buddhism, is psychology, not religion or philosophy. Essential Buddhism is described from a psychological perspective and interrelated with Western psychology in general, and cognitive science, behaviour modification, psychoanalysis, and transpersonal psychology, in specific. Integrating Buddhist psychology and Western psychology yields a more comprehensive psychology and more powerful therapies.",
}