Self-directed mindfulness training and improvement in blood pressure, migraine frequency, and quality of life

Global Advances In Health and Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 20-25

  Oberg, Erica B ^a   Rempe, Margaret ^b   Bradley, Ryan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SEATTLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Case report; Complementary and alternative medicine; Hypertension; Meditation; Migraine; Mindfulness; Patient centered care

Indexed keywords

ATENOLOL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; RIBOFLAVIN; TRIPTAN DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIET THERAPY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; JOB STRESS; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MEDITATION; MIGRAINE; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF DIRECTED MINDFULNESS TRAINING; SELF REPORT; STRESS MANAGEMENT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WORK DISABILITY; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 84989242886     PISSN: 2164957X     EISSN: 21649561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7453/gahmj.2013.006     Document Type: Article

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