New Strategies for Combining Mindfulness with Integrative Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for the Treatment of Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Journal of Rational - Emotive and Cognitive - Behavior Therapy

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 92-119

  Rapgay, Lobsang ^a   Bystritsky, Alexander ^b   Dafter, Roger E ^b   Spearman, Michelle ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Buddhist meditation; Classical mindfulness; Cognitive behavior therapy; Generalized anxiety disorder; Mindfulness based stress reduction; Psychotherapy integration

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955765359     PISSN: 08949085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10942-009-0095-z     Document Type: Review

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