Mindfulness-based stress reduction: A literature review and clinician's guide

Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 212-216

  Praissman, Sharon ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BAYVIEW MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Meditation; Mindfulness; Stress; Stress reduction

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDITATION; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK REDUCTION; SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MEDITATION; MIND-BODY RELATIONS (METAPHYSICS); NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSE'S ROLE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SAFETY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 41649116464     PISSN: 10412972     EISSN: 17457599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2008.00306.x     Document Type: Article

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