A randomised controlled trial of a brief online mindfulness-based intervention

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 573-578

  Cavanagh, Kate ^a,c   Strauss, Clara ^b,c   Cicconi, Francesca ^a   Griffiths, Natasha ^a   Wyper, Andy ^a   Jones, Fergal ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b SUSSEX PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c Sussex Education Consortium   (United Kingdom)

^d CANTERBURY CHRIST CHURCH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Internet intervention; Mindfulness; Perceived stress; Randomised controlled trial; Self help

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; ENGAGEMENT AND EXPERIENCE QUESTIONNAIRE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FIVE FACET MINDFULNESS QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINDFULNESS; ONLINE SYSTEM; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE FOR DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY; PERCEIVED STRESS SCALE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF HELP; SKILL; STRESS; STUDENT; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84880589141     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: 1873622X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2013.06.003     Document Type: Article

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