Effects of a mindfulness-based smoking cessation program for an adult with mild intellectual disability

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1180-1185

  Singh, Nirbhay N ^a   Lancioni, Giulio E ^b   Winton, Alan S W ^c   Singh, Ashvind N A ^a   Singh, Judy ^a   Singh, Angela D A ^a  

^a American Health and Wellness Institute   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Intention; Meditation on the Soles of the Feet; Mindful observation of thoughts; Mindfulness based smoking cessation program; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CASE REPORT; CIGARETTE SMOKING; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MALE; MEDITATION; MOTIVATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; SMOKING CESSATION; SMOKING HABIT; THINKING; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ATTENTION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOOT; HUMANS; MALE; MEDITATION; MENTAL RETARDATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SMOKING CESSATION;

EID: 79952452721     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2011.01.003     Document Type: Article

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