Psychosis as a potentially transformative experience: Implications for psychologists and counsellors

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue , 2010, Pages 722-726

  Hagen, Brad ^a   Nixon, Gary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Counselling; Mindfulness; Psychosis; Recovery; Spiritual; Transformation

Indexed keywords

EID: 78549271105     PISSN: 18770428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2010.07.172     Document Type: Conference Paper

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