Mind the Gaps: Are Conclusions about Mindfulness Entirely Conclusive?

Journal of Counseling and Development

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 103-113

  Hanley, Adam W ^a   Abell, Neil ^a   Osborn, Debra S ^a   Roehrig, Alysia D ^a   Canto, Angela I ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

adverse effects; attrition factors; contraindicated populations; mindfulness meditation; mindfulness based interventions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84953300200     PISSN: 07489633     EISSN: 15566676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcad.12066     Document Type: Article

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