An update on mindfulness meditation as a self-help treatment for anxiety and depression

Psychology Research and Behavior Management

Volumn 5, Issue , 2012, Pages 131-141

  Edenfield, Teresa M ^a   Saeed, Sy Atezaz ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mindfulness for anxiety; Mindfulness for depression; Mindfulness meditation; Mindfulness based interventions; Mindfulness based stress reduction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875388536     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11791578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/PRBM.S34937     Document Type: Review

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