Mindfulness training for caregivers [6]

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 421-

  Epstein Lubow, Gary P ^a   Miller, Ivan W ^a,b   McBee, Lucia ^c  

^a BUTLER HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Jewish Home and Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; CAREGIVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FAMILY THERAPY; GROUP THERAPY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDITATION; MENTAL STRESS; MINDFULNESS TRAINING; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

CAREGIVERS; HUMANS; RELAXATION TECHNIQUES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 33644841926     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.57.3.421     Document Type: Letter

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