The Effects of a Hatha Yoga Intervention on Facets of Distress Tolerance

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 288-300

  Medina, Johnna ^a   Hopkins, Lindsey ^b   Powers, Mark ^a   Baird, Scarlett O ^a   Smits, Jasper ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

distress tolerance; exercise; Hatha yoga; intervention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERPHAGIA; KINESIOTHERAPY; MENTAL STRESS; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; YOGA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERPHAGIA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOGA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84930870362     PISSN: 16506073     EISSN: 16512316     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16506073.2015.1028433     Document Type: Article

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