Interventions to reduce stress in university students: A review and meta-analysis

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 148, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-11

  Regehr, Cheryl ^a   Glancy, Dylan ^b   Pitts, Annabel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Cognitive behavioral; Depression; Mindfulness; Stress; University student

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ANXIETY DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; META ANALYSIS; PARALLEL DESIGN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; REVIEW; STRESS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNIVERSITY STUDENT;

ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; HUMANS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 84876962658     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2012.11.026     Document Type: Review

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