Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms: Building Acceptance and Decreasing Shame

Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 227-234

  Goldsmith, Rachel E ^a   Gerhart, James I ^b   Chesney, Samantha A ^c   Burns, John W ^b   Kleinman, Brighid ^d   Hood, Megan M ^b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Marquette University   (United States)

^d BELLARMINE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

acceptance; mindfulness; shame; trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MINDFULNESS; PILOT STUDY; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHAME; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINDFULNESS; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SHAME; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84907205921     PISSN: 21565872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2156587214533703     Document Type: Article

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