Mental health promotion as a new goal in public mental health care: A randomized controlled trial of an intervention enhancing psychological flexibility

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 100, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2372-2378

  Fledderus, Martine ^a   Bohlmeijer, Ernst T ^a   Smit, Filip ^b,c   Westerhof, Gerben J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUP THERAPY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GOALS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649817574     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2010.196196     Document Type: Article

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