Immediate effects of a brief mindfulness-based body scan on patients with chronic pain

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 127-134

  Ussher, Michael ^a   Spatz, Amy ^a   Copland, Claire ^b   Nicolaou, Andrew ^b   Cargill, Abbey ^a   Amini Tabrizi, Nina ^a   McCracken, Lance M ^c  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body scan; Chronic pain; Distress; Intervention; Mindfulness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MINDFULNESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC PAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINDFULNESS; QUALITY OF LIFE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84894899681     PISSN: 01607715     EISSN: 15733521     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10865-012-9466-5     Document Type: Article

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