A qualitative analysis of beginning mindfulness experiences for women with post-traumatic stress disorder and a history of intimate partner violence

Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 104-108

  Bermudez, Diana ^a   Benjamin, Michelle T ^b   Porter, Sarah E ^c   Saunders, Pamela A ^d   Myers, Neely Anne Laurenzo ^e   Dutton, Mary Ann ^f  

^a Northern Virginia Family Service   (United States)

^b The Trauma Resolution Center   (United States)

^c American School of Professional Psychology   (United States)

^d GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Intimate partner violence; Mindfulness; Minority; PTSD

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BATTERED WOMAN; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MEDITATION; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PARTNER VIOLENCE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; BATTERED WOMEN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MEDITATION; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPOUSE ABUSE; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84875806914     PISSN: 17443881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2013.02.004     Document Type: Article

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