Mindfulness-based stress reduction: What processes are at work?

Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 8-16

  Dobkin, Patricia L ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Focus group; Mindfulness meditation; Mindfulness based stress reduction; Process

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALING; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CARE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 38549108424     PISSN: 17443881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2007.09.004     Document Type: Article

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