Mindfulness in Forensic Mental Health: Does It Have a Role?

Mindfulness

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 4-9

  Howells, Kevin ^a   Tennant, Allison ^c   Day, Andrew ^b   Elmer, Robert ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c RAMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Forensic; Mindfulness; Offenders; Treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857781222     PISSN: 18688527     EISSN: 18688535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12671-009-0001-x     Document Type: Review

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