The effects of a mindfulness-based stress reduction programme on pre-sleep cognitive arousal and insomnia symptoms: A pilot study

Stress and Health

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Cincotta, Andrea L ^a   Gehrman, Philip ^a   Gooneratne, Nalaka S ^a   Baime, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

cognitive arousal; insomnia; mindfulness

Indexed keywords

ACTIMETRY; ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDITATION; MINDFULNESS MEDITATION; PILOT STUDY; SLEEP PATTERN; SLEEP QUALITY; STRESS MANAGEMENT; SYMPTOM; TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION;

EID: 80051721527     PISSN: 15323005     EISSN: 15322998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smi.1370     Document Type: Article

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