Change in the moving bodymind: Quantitative results from a pilot study on the use of the bodymind approach (BMA) to psychotherapeutic group work with patients with medically unexplained symptoms (MUSs)

Counselling and Psychotherapy Research

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 295-306

  Payne, Helen ^a   Stott, David ^b  

^a Social Community and Health Studies ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety depression; Body mind approach; Medically unexplained symptoms; Pilot study; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649542857     PISSN: 14733145     EISSN: 17461405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14733140903551645     Document Type: Article

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