Does mindfulness meditation improve anxiety and mood symptoms? A review of the controlled research

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 260-266

  Toneatto, Tony ^a,b   Nguyen, Linda ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Mindfulness based stress reduction; Review; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDITATION; MOOD DISORDER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RATING SCALE; REVIEW;

EID: 34248351571     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: 14970015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674370705200409     Document Type: Review

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