Meta-Analysis of Group Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Decreasing Symptoms of Acute Depression

Journal for Specialists in Group Work

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 44-70

  Lenz, A Stephen ^a   Hall, Joseph ^a   Bailey Smith, Laura ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY CORPUS CHRISTI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

Author keywords

depression; group therapy; meta analysis; mindfulness based cognitive therapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84953836116     PISSN: 01933922     EISSN: 15496295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01933922.2015.1111488     Document Type: Article

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