The secret ingredient in mindfulness interventions? A case for practice quality over quantity

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 491-497

  Goldberg, Simon B ^a   Del Re, A C ^b   Hoyt, William T ^a   Davis, James M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Mechanisms; Meditation; Mindfulness; Practice quality; Practice time

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MEDITATION; MINDFULNESS; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SMOKING CESSATION;

ADULT; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MEDITATION; MINDFULNESS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SMOKING CESSATION;

EID: 84904320505     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/cou0000032     Document Type: Article

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