Traumatic bereavement and mindfulness: A preliminary study of mental health outcomes using the ATTEND model

Clinical Social Work Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 260-268

  Thieleman, Kara ^a   Cacciatore, Joanne ^a   Hill, Patricia Wonch ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Bereavement; Grief; Intervention; Mental health; Mindfulness; Trauma

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897354231     PISSN: 00911674     EISSN: 15733343     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10615-014-0491-4     Document Type: Article

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