Loving-kindness meditation for posttraumatic stress disorder: A pilot study

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 426-434

  Kearney, David J ^a,b   Malte, Carol A ^a   Mcmanus, Carolyn ^c   Martinez, Michelle E ^a   Felleman, Ben ^a   Simpson, Tracy L ^a,b  

^a VA PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c SWEDISH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEPRESSION; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOVE; MALE; MEDITATION; MIDDLE AGED; MINDFULNESS; PILOT STUDY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; VETERAN; PSYCHOLOGY; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

ADULT; DEPRESSION; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; LOVE; MALE; MEDITATION; MIDDLE AGED; MINDFULNESS; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; VETERANS;

EID: 84881544688     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: 15736598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jts.21832     Document Type: Article

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