Mindfulness in the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Military Veterans

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 24-31

  Vujanovic, Anka A ^a   Niles, Barbara ^b   Pietrefesa, Ashley ^a   Schmertz, Stefan K ^a   Potter, Carrie M ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Military veterans; Mindfulness; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953012146     PISSN: 07357028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0022272     Document Type: Article

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