Psychotherapeutic treatment in combination with relaxation in a flotation tank: Effects on "Burn-out syndrome"

Qualitative Report

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1243-1269

  Kjellgren, Anette ^a   Buhrkall, Hanne ^a   Norlander, Torsten ^a  

^a KARLSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Depression; Flotation tank treatment; Phenomenology; Psychotherapy; Rehabilitation; Relaxation; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956991148     PISSN: 10520147     EISSN: 21603715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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