Mindful-Veteran: The implementation of a brief stress reduction course

Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 89-96

  Carlson, Karin J ^a,b   Silva, Susan G ^a   Langley, Joanne ^b   Johnson, Catherine ^b,c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention; Depression; Stress; Veterans

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; UNITED STATES; VETERAN;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 84875812502     PISSN: 17443881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2012.12.003     Document Type: Article

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