Mindfulness with children and adolescents: Effective clinical application

Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 395-407

  Thompson, Miles ^a   Gauntlett Gilbert, Jeremy ^a  

^a ROYAL NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR RHEUMATIC DISEASES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Child; Mindfulness; Young

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDITATION; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; RELAXATION TRAINING; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; SKILL; TASK PERFORMANCE; THINKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY; AGE FACTORS; AWARENESS; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; HUMANS; MEDITATION; PAIN; RELAXATION TECHNIQUES; SELF CONCEPT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 48249088433     PISSN: 13591045     EISSN: 14617021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359104508090603     Document Type: Review

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