Development of a Mindfulness-Based Coping with Stress Group for Parents of Adolescents and Adults with Developmental Disabilities

Mindfulness

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1335-1344

  Lunsky, Yona ^a   Robinson, Suzanne ^a,b   Reid, Margaret ^a   Palucka, Anna ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Developmental disabilities; Intellectual disabilities; Intervention; Mindfulness; Parents

Indexed keywords

EID: 84947231260     PISSN: 18688527     EISSN: 18688535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12671-015-0404-9     Document Type: Article

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