Mindfulness: A proposed operational definition

Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 230-241

  Bishop, Scott R ^a,f   Lau, Mark ^a   Shapiro, Shauna ^b   Carlson, Linda ^c   Anderson, Nicole D ^a   Carmody, James ^d   Segal, Zindel V ^a   Abbey, Susan ^a   Speca, Michael ^c   Velting, Drew ^e   Devins, Gerald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^f CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Conceptual framework; Mindfulness; Mindfulness based treatments; Operational definitions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPARTMENT MODEL; CONCEPT FORMATION; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTIONAL STRESS; HUMAN; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDITATION; MENTAL CONCENTRATION; MINDFULNESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SELECTIVE ATTENTION; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 4344561308     PISSN: 09695893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clipsy/bph077     Document Type: Article

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