An Exploratory Study of Group Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Older People with Depression

Mindfulness

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 467-474

  Meeten, Frances ^a   Whiting, Susan ^b   Williams, Caroline M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b SUSSEX PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Depression; Mindfulness based cognitive therapy; Older people; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84929175110     PISSN: 18688527     EISSN: 18688535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12671-014-0279-1     Document Type: Article

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