The potential for mindfulness-based intervention in workplace mental health promotion: Results of a randomized controlled trial

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2015, Pages

  Huang, Shu Ling ^a,b   Li, Ren Hau ^a   Huang, Feng Ying ^c   Tang, Feng Cheng ^d,e  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Taiwan)

^d CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e CHAOYANG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MINDFULNESS BASED INTERVENTION; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THERAPY EFFECT; WORKPLACE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MENTAL FATIGUE; MENTAL STRESS; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL FATIGUE; MENTAL HEALTH; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84947446834     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0138089     Document Type: Article

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