Mindfulness and Disgust in Colorectal Cancer Scenarios: Non-judging and Non-reacting Components Predict Avoidance When It Makes Sense

Mindfulness

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 442-452

  Reynolds, Lisa M ^a   Consedine, Nathan S ^a   McCambridge, Sarah A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Avoidance; Colorectal cancer; Decision making; Disgust; Emotion; Mindfulness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904106410     PISSN: 18688527     EISSN: 18688535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12671-013-0200-3     Document Type: Article

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