Stress management and mind-body medicine: A randomized controlled longitudinal evaluation of students' health and effects of a behavioral group intervention at a middle-size German University (SM-MESH)

Forschende Komplementarmedizin

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 129-137

  Esch, Tobias ^a,c   Sonntag, Ulrike ^b   Esch, Sonja Maren ^c   Thees, Stefanie ^a  

^a Robotics Research Lab   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c Institute for Mind Body Medicine   (Germany)

Author keywords

Behavior training; Cognitive behavioral therapy; Health promotion; Mind body medical stress reduction; Mind body medicine; Qualitative survey; Quantitative survey; Stress; Stress management; Students' health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COMPLICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SENSE OF COHERENCE; STUDENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIND-BODY RELATIONS, METAPHYSICAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SENSE OF COHERENCE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877285169     PISSN: 16614119     EISSN: 16614127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000350671     Document Type: Article

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