The effect of meditation on self-reported measures of stress, anxiety, depression, and perfectionism in a college population

Journal of College Student Psychotherapy

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 132-144

  Burns, Jaimie L ^a   Lee, Randolph M ^a   Brown, Lauren J ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Meditation; Perfectionism; Stress; Transcendental Meditation

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953838816     PISSN: 87568225     EISSN: 15404730     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/87568225.2011.556947     Document Type: Article

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