Mind-body interventions: Applications for social work practice

Social Work in Health Care

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 57-78

  Finger, William ^a   Arnold, Elizabeth Mayfield ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofeedback; Guided imagery; Meditation; Mind body; Progressive muscle relaxation; Social work education; Stress reduction

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEDITATION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; RELAXATION TRAINING; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIAL WORK; STRESS;

BIOFEEDBACK (PSYCHOLOGY); HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; IMAGERY (PSYCHOTHERAPY); MEDITATION; RELAXATION TECHNIQUES; SOCIAL WORK; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0036409132     PISSN: 00981389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J010v35n04_04     Document Type: Article

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