Mindfulness-based stress reduction for healthy individuals: A meta-analysis

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 519-528

  Khoury, Bassam ^a,b   Sharma, Manoj ^c   Rush, Sarah E ^d   Fournier, Claude ^e  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^e Institut Nationale de Santé Publique du Québec   (Canada)

Author keywords

Compassion; MBSR; Meta analysis; Mindfulness; Mindfulness based stress reduction; Non clinical

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; BURNOUT; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MINDFULNESS; MINDFULNESS BASED STRESS REDUCTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELAXATION TRAINING; REVIEW; STRESS; STRESS MANAGEMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; COMPLICATION; EMPATHY; MENTAL STRESS; META ANALYSIS; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PSYCHOLOGY; THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; EMPATHY; HUMANS; MINDFULNESS; QUALITY OF LIFE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84928929473     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: 18791360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2015.03.009     Document Type: Review

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