The role of mindfulness and psychological flexibility in somatization, depression, anxiety, and general psychological distress in a nonclinical college sample

Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 66-71

  Masuda, Akihiko ^a   Tully, Erin C ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

anxiety; depression; experiential avoidance; mindfulness; psychological distress; psychological flexibility; somatization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855369384     PISSN: 21565872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2156587211423400     Document Type: Article

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