Mindfulness in the Treatment of Suicidal Individuals

Cognitive and Behavioral Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 265-276

  Luoma, Jason B ^a   Villatte, Jennifer L ^b  

^a Portland Psychotherapy Clinic Research and Training Center ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acceptance; Case study; Mindfulness; Suicide; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY; ARTICLE; AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL MEMORY; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; COPING BEHAVIOR; DIALECTICAL BEHAVIOR THERAPY; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDITATION; MENTAL STRESS; MINDFULNESS; MINDFULNESS BASED COGNITIVE THERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RISK REDUCTION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STRESS MANAGEMENT; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84858443827     PISSN: 10777229     EISSN: 1878187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpra.2010.12.003     Document Type: Article

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