Are there risks associated with using mindfulness in the treatment of psychopathology?

Clinical Practice

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 389-392

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

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Buddhism; meditation; mindfulness; psychopathology; psychotic episodes

Indexed keywords

ABNORMAL SENSATION; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ANXIETY DISORDER; BUDDHISM; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FUNCTIONAL DISSOCIATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDITATION; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MINDFULNESS; MOOD DISORDER; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; PANIC; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL ASPECT; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84907555963     PISSN: 20449038     EISSN: 20449046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/cpr.14.23     Document Type: Review

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