The effects of meditation on perceived stress and related indices of psychological status and sympathetic activation in persons with Alzheimer's disease and their caregivers: A pilot study

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Innes, K E ^a,b   Selfe, T K ^a,b   Brown, C J ^b   Rose, K M ^b,c   Thompson Heisterman, A ^c  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDITATION; MEMORY; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; MOOD; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP; STRESS;

EID: 84858199072     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/927509     Document Type: Article

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