The treatment of workaholism with meditation awareness training: A case study

Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 193-195

  Shonin, Edo ^a,b   Gordon, William Van ^b   Griffiths, Mark D ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Awake to Wisdom Centre for Meditation and Mindfulness Research   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; CASE REPORT; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MEDITATION; MEDITATION AWARENESS TRAINING; MIGRAINE; MINDFULNESS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SENSATION SEEKING; THERAPY EFFECT; WORKAHOLISM;

EID: 84899551984     PISSN: 15508307     EISSN: 18787541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.explore.2014.02.004     Document Type: Article

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