Embodied health: The effects of a mind-body course for medical students

Medical Education Online

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Bond, Allison R ^a   Mason, Heather F ^a,b   Lemaster, Chelsey M ^a   Shaw, Stephanie E ^a   Mullin, Caroline S ^a   Holick, Emily A ^a   Saper, Robert B ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b The Minded Institute   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complementary medicine; Empathy; Integrative medicine; Meditation; Mindfulness; Perceived stress; Self compassion; Self regulation; Well being; Yoga

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; EMPATHY; HUMAN; INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; MEDITATION; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MINDFULNESS; PERCEIVED STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SELF-COMPASSION; SELF-REGULATION; WELL-BEING; YOGA;

COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE; EMPATHY; INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE; MEDITATION; MINDFULNESS; PERCEIVED STRESS; SELF-COMPASSION; SELF-REGULATION; WELL-BEING; YOGA;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EMPATHY; HUMANS; MEDITATION; SELF EFFICACY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; YOGA;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84880177414     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10872981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/meo.v18i0.20699     Document Type: Article

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