The effects of a mindfulness meditation-based stress reduction program on mood and symptoms of stress in cancer outpatients: 6-month follow-up

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 112-123

  Carlson, Linda E ^a   Ursuliak, Zenovia ^b   Goodey, Eileen ^a   Angen, Maureen ^a,c   Speca, Michael ^a,b  

^a TOM BAKER CANCER CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cancer; Group intervention; Mindfulness meditation; Mood states; Psychological stress; Stress reduction

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; AGE; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDITATION; MENTAL STRESS; MOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOM;

FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MEDITATION; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDERS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEOPLASMS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035079210     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005200000206     Document Type: Article

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