Empirical Explorations of Mindfulness: Conceptual and Methodological Conundrums

Emotion

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 8-11

  Davidson, Richard J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

affective neuroscience; emotion; meditation; mindfulness

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; EMOTION; EMOTIONALITY; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MEDITATION; MENTAL HEALTH; MINDFULNESS TRAINING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; TREATMENT DURATION;

EMOTIONS; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; HUMANS; MEDITATION; MENTAL PROCESSES; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

EID: 77249114194     PISSN: 15283542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0018480     Document Type: Article

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