Effects of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on specificity of life goals

Cognitive Therapy and Research

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 182-189

  Crane, Catherine ^a   Winder, Rosie ^b,c   Hargus, Emily ^a   Amarasinghe, Myanthi ^b,d   Barnhofer, Thorsten ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Depression; Goals; Mindfulness based cognitive therapy; Self regulation; Specificity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GOAL ATTAINMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; MINDFULNESS BASED COGNITIVE THERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84864723916     PISSN: 01475916     EISSN: 15732819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10608-010-9349-4     Document Type: Article

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