Relational frame theory, acceptance and commitment therapy, and a functional analytic definition of mindfulness

Journal of Rational - Emotive and Cognitive - Behavior Therapy

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 315-336

  Fletcher, Lindsay ^a   Hayes, Steven C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acceptance and commitment therapy; Buddhism; Mindfulness; Relational frame theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745607591     PISSN: 08949085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10942-005-0017-7     Document Type: Article

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