Mindfulness and flow in occupational engagement: Presence in doing

Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 50-56

  Reid, Denise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Flow; Mindfulness; Occupational engagement; Occupational therapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; COGNITION; CONSCIOUSNESS; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; WORK;

ATTENTION; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; COGNITION; CONSCIOUSNESS; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY; WORK;

EID: 79551547402     PISSN: 00084174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2182/cjot.2011.78.1.7     Document Type: Article

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