Mindfulness and Rumination: Does Mindfulness Training Lead to Reductions in the Ruminative Thinking Associated With Depression?

Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 265-271

  Deyo, Mary ^a   Wilson, Kimberly A ^b   Ong, Jason ^c   Koopman, Cheryl ^b  

^a PALO ALTO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

depression; mindfulness; Mindfulness based stress reduction; rumination

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COMMUNITY SAMPLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS; WELLBEING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AWARENESS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDITATION; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SELF CARE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; THINKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69549138053     PISSN: 15508307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.explore.2009.06.005     Document Type: Article

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