Mindfulness-based stress reduction and self-compassion among mental healthcare professionals: a pilot study

Mental Health, Religion and Culture

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 503-512

  Raab, Kelley ^a,b   Sogge, Kimberly ^b   Parker, Nathan ^a   Flament, Martine F ^a  

^a ROYAL OTTAWA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

mental healthcare professionals' well being; mindfulness; self compassion

Indexed keywords

EID: 84943456261     PISSN: 13674676     EISSN: 14699737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13674676.2015.1081588     Document Type: Article

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