Preliminary Effectiveness of Adjunct Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy to Prevent Suicidal Behavior in Outpatients Who Are at Elevated Suicide Risk

Mindfulness

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1345-1355

  Chesin, Megan S ^a   Sonmez, Cemile C ^b   Benjamin Phillips, Christopher A ^b   Beeler, Brandon ^b   Brodsky, Beth S ^a   Stanley, Barbara ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

MBCT; Prevention; Safety planning; Suicidal behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 84947233573     PISSN: 18688527     EISSN: 18688535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12671-015-0405-8     Document Type: Article

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