Multimodal Mind/Body Group Therapy for Chronic Depression: A Pilot Study

Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 330-337

  Little, Suzanne A S ^a   Kligler, Benjamin ^b   Homel, Peter ^b   Belisle, Shoshana S ^b   Merrell, Woodson ^b  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; healing; holistic; mind body; positive mental health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DYSTHYMIA; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HOLISTIC CARE; HUMAN; LIFE ORIENTATION TEST; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MALE; MEDITATION; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOEDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL BALANCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING INDEX; RELAXATION TRAINING; SHORT FORM 12; SYMPTOM CHECKLIST 90; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; AFFECT; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MEDITATION; MIDDLE AGED; MIND-BODY THERAPIES; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70449089548     PISSN: 15508307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.explore.2009.08.004     Document Type: Article

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