Stress and its expression according to contemporary science and ancient indian wisdom: Perseverative cognition and the Pañca kośas

Mens Sana Monographs

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 139-152

  Rajesh, Sasidharan ^a   Ilavarasu, Judu ^a   Srinivasan, T ^b   Nagendra, H ^a  

^a Department of Psychology Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana ^*  (India)

^b Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana   (India)

Author keywords

Pa ca ko as; PC; Perseverative Cognition; Stress; Yoga

Indexed keywords

EID: 84898962352     PISSN: 09731229     EISSN: 19984014     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-1229.130323     Document Type: Review

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