Meditation for the management of adjustment disorder anxiety and depression

Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 241-245

  Srivastava, Malini ^a   Talukdar, Uddip ^a   Lahan, Vivek ^a  

^a HIMALAYAN INSTITUTE HOSPITAL TRUST   (India)

Author keywords

Adjustment disorder; Anxiety; Depression; Meditation; Mental health; Yoga

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT DISORDER; ADULT; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDITATION; MIDDLE AGED; YOGA;

ADJUSTMENT DISORDERS; ADULT; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDERS; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDITATION; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOGA;

EID: 80053627992     PISSN: 17443881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2011.04.007     Document Type: Article

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