Argentine tango dance compared to mindfulness meditation and a waiting-list control: A randomised trial for treating depression

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 377-384

  Pinniger, Rosa ^a   Brown, Rhonda F ^a   Thorsteinsson, Einar B ^a   McKinley, Patricia ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c CENTRE FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH IN REHABILITATION OF GREATER MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Depression; Mindfulness; Psychological stress; Tango dancing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DANCING; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSION ANXIETY AND STRESS SCALE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MINDFUL ATTENTION AWARENESS SCALE; MINDFULNESS MEDITATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRETEST POSTTEST DESIGN; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; ROSENBERG SELF-ESTEEM SCALE; SATISFACTION; SATISFACTION WITH LIFE SCALE; SELF ESTEEM SCALE; SELF REPORT; STRESS MANAGEMENT; TANGO DANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; ARGENTINA; DANCE THERAPY; DANCING; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDITATION; MIDDLE AGED; MIND-BODY RELATIONS, METAPHYSICAL; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WAITING LISTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84868462352     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: 18736963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2012.07.003     Document Type: Review

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