Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) for patients with medically unexplained symptoms: Process of change

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 27-33

  Van Ravesteijn, Hiske J ^a   Suijkerbuijk, Yvonne B ^a   Langbroek, Jasmijn A ^a   Muskens, Esther ^a   Lucassen, Peter L B J ^a   van Weel, Chris ^a   Wester, Fred ^b   Speckens, Anne E M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Medically unexplained symptoms; Mindfulness; Qualitative study; Self compassion; Somatoform disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; AWARENESS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; MEDICALLY UNEXPLAINED SYMPTOM; MINDFULNESS; MINDFULNESS BASED COGNITIVE THERAPY; NECK PAIN; PAIN; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RUMINATION; SELF CARE; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

MEDICALLY UNEXPLAINED SYMPTOMS; MINDFULNESS; QUALITATIVE STUDY; SELF-COMPASSION; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS;

ADULT; AGED; AWARENESS; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDITATION; MIDDLE AGED; MINDFULNESS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SELF CARE; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84902003531     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: 18791360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2014.04.010     Document Type: Article

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