Changes in mindfulness skills and treatment response among veterans in residential PTSD treatment

Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 221-228

  Owens, Gina P ^a   Walter, Kristen H ^b   Chard, Kathleen M ^b,c   Davis, Paul A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

depression; mindfulness; posttraumatic stress disorder; veterans

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862897649     PISSN: 19429681     EISSN: 1942969X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0024251     Document Type: Article

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