Mindfulness meditation alleviates depressive symptoms in women with fibromyalgia: Results of a randomized clinical trial

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 77-85

  Sephton, Sandra E ^a,b   Salmon, Paul ^a   Weissbecker, Inka ^a   Ulmer, Christi ^a   Floyd, Andrea ^a   Hoover, Katherine ^a   Studts, Jamie L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral intervention; Chronic pain; Depression; Fibromyalgia syndrome; MBSR; Meditation; Mindfulness; Randomized trial

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDITATION; MENTAL DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGIST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMANS; MEDITATION; MIDDLE AGED; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33846953544     PISSN: 21514658     EISSN: 15290131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.22478     Document Type: Article

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