Effects of Mindfulness Training on Levels of Cortisol in Cancer Patients

Psychosomatics

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 158-164

  Bränström, Richard ^a   Kvillemo, Pia ^a   Åkerstedt, Torbjörn ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM TUMOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINDFULNESS BASED STRESS REDUCTION; NECK CANCER; PANCREAS CANCER; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SALIVA LEVEL; TRAINING; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; GROUP THERAPY; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; MINDFULNESS; NEOPLASM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SALIVA; SELF CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINDFULNESS; NEOPLASMS; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SALIVA; SELF CARE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84875804075     PISSN: 00333182     EISSN: 15457206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psym.2012.04.007     Document Type: Article

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