A spirituality teaching program for depression: Qualitative findings on cognitive and emotional change

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 201-207

  Moritz, Sabine ^a   Kelly, Mary T ^a   Xu, Tracy J ^a   Toews, John ^a,b,c   Rickhi, Badri ^a,b,c  

^a Canadian Institute for Natural and Integrative Medicine   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c ALBERTA HEALTH SERVICES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Meditation; Mental health; Qualitative interviews; Quality of life; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EGO; EMOTION; FEMALE; FORGIVENESS; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LIFE; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MOTIVATION; RELAXATION TRAINING; RELIGION; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SPIRITUAL CARE; THINKING;

ADULT; AFFECT; ANXIETY; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COGNITION; COMPACT DISKS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; EGO; EMOTIONS; EMPATHY; FEMALE; FORGIVENESS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIND-BODY RELATIONS, METAPHYSICAL; MIND-BODY THERAPIES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RELAXATION THERAPY; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT; SPIRITUALITY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TEACHING; THINKING;

EID: 79961172565     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: 18736963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2011.05.006     Document Type: Article

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