Why Right Mindfulness Might Not Be Right for Mindfulness

Mindfulness

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 57-62

  Lindahl, Jared R ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84921894965     PISSN: 18688527     EISSN: 18688535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12671-014-0380-5     Document Type: Editorial

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