Evaluation of Siddha Samadhi yoga for anxiety and depression symptoms: A preliminary study

Psychological Reports

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 271-274

  Kozasa, Elisa Harumi ^a   Santos, Ruth Ferreira ^a   Rueda, Adriana Dourado ^a   Benedito Silva, Ana Amélia ^a   De Moraes Ornellas, Felipe Leite ^a   Leite, José Roberto ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EVALUATION; HUMAN; MEDITATION; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; YOGA;

ADULT; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HUMANS; MEDITATION; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOTHERAPY; YOGA;

EID: 54849407371     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/PR0.103.1.271-274     Document Type: Article

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