Taming the anxious mind: An 8-week mindfulness meditation group at a University Counseling Center

Journal of College Student Psychotherapy

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 5-13

  Murphy, Michael C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Group counseling; Meditation; Mindfulness; Therapy for anxiety

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845787984     PISSN: 87568225     EISSN: 15404730     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J035v21n02_03     Document Type: Review

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