The experience of group mindfulness-based interventions for individuals with mental health difficulties: A meta-synthesis

Psychotherapy Research

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 214-228

  Wyatt, Caroline ^a   Harper, Ben ^a   Weatherhead, Stephen ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

mental health; mindfulness; qualitative research methods

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; META ANALYSIS; MINDFULNESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STANDARD;

HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MINDFULNESS; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 84893786511     PISSN: 10503307     EISSN: 14684381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10503307.2013.864788     Document Type: Article

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