Do mindfulness meditation participants do their homework? And does it make a difference? A review of the empirical evidence

Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 198-225

  Vettese, Lisa Christine ^a   Toneatto, Tony ^b   Stea, Jonathan N ^c   Nguyen, Linda ^b   Wang, Jenny Jing ^d  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^d SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Homework; Mindfulness based cognitive therapy; Mindfulness based stress reduction; Practice

Indexed keywords

COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); EMPIRICISM; EVALUATION; HOME; INTERVENTION STUDY; LEARNING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDITATION; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; WORK;

EID: 68249098887     PISSN: 08898391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/0889-8391.23.3.198     Document Type: Review

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