Association of brief mindfulness training with reductions in perceived stress and distress in Colombian health care professionals

International Journal of Stress Management

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 207-225

  Manotas, Manuel ^a   Segura, Carolina ^b   Eraso, Mauricio ^b   Oggins, Jean ^c   McGovern, Katie ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF INTEGRAL STUDIES   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO FUNDACIÓN SANTA FE DE BOGOTÁ   (Colombia)

^c Consulting and Research/Evaluation Services ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Attention; Health personnel; Mindfulness; Perceived stress; Stress reduction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84925876578     PISSN: 10725245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0035150     Document Type: Article

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