Do mindfulness-based therapies have a role in the treatment of psychosis?

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 124-127

  Shonin, Edo ^a   Van Gordon, William ^a   Griffiths, Mark D ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

behavioural interventions; meditation; mindfulness; Psychosis; schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PSYCHOSIS; ANXIETY DISORDER; AWARENESS; EARLY INTERVENTION; HUMAN; MEDITATION; MENTAL DISEASE; MINDFULNESS; PSYCHOEDUCATION; PSYCHOSIS; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOTYPAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; STRESS; TREATMENT DURATION; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS;

HUMANS; MEDITATION; MINDFULNESS; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS;

EID: 84893586917     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0004867413512688     Document Type: Review

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