Mindfulness significantly reduces self-reported levels of anxiety and depression: Results of a randomised controlled trial among 336 Danish women treated for stage I-III breast cancer

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1365-1373

  Würtzen, Hanne ^a   Dalton, Susanne Oksbjerg ^a   Elsass, Peter ^a   Sumbundu, Antonia D ^a   Steding Jensen, Marianne ^a   Karlsen, Randi Valbjørn ^a   Andersen, Klaus Kaae ^a   Flyger, Henrik L ^a   Pedersen, Anne E ^a   Johansen, Christoffer ^a  

^a DANISH CANCER SOCIETY RESEARCH CENTER   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Breast cancer; Clinical trial; Depression; MBSR; Mindfulness based stress reduction; Oncology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER HORMONE THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINDFULNESS BASED STRESS REDUCTION PROGRAM; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF REPORT; STRESS; SYMPTOM CHECKLIST 90;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEDITATION; MIDDLE AGED; MIND-BODY THERAPIES; NEOPLASM STAGING; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF REPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOGA;

EID: 84875752607     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: 18790852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2012.10.030     Document Type: Article

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