Mindfulness meditation: Do-it-yourself medicalization of every moment

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 106, Issue , 2014, Pages 168-176

  Barker, Kristin K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative healing; Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM); Discourse analysis; Holistic care; Medicalization; Self help

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DISEASE; ETIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE; MEDICINE; MODELING; SELF HELP;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BOOK; CONCEPT ANALYSIS; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DISEASES; HEALING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDITATION; MINDFULNESS; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PLAY; RECOGNITION; SELF CARE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SYMPTOM; TREND STUDY;

ALTERNATIVE HEALING; COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE (CAM); DISCOURSE ANALYSIS; HOLISTIC CARE; MEDICALIZATION; SELF-HELP;

BOOKS; HUMANS; MEDICALIZATION; MEDITATION; MINDFULNESS; SELF CARE; TAPE RECORDING;

EID: 84896874012     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.01.024     Document Type: Article

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