Reducing negative mood through mandala creation: A randomized controlled trial

Art Therapy

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 34-39

  Babouchkina, Anastasia ^a   Robbins, Steven J ^a  

^a ARCADIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84926482565     PISSN: 07421656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07421656.2015.994428     Document Type: Article

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