A conceptual model and clinical framework for integrating mindfulness into family therapy with adolescents

Family Process

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 510-524

  Brody, Janet L ^a   Scherer, David G ^b   Turner, Charles W ^c   Annett, Robert D ^d   Dalen, Jeanne ^a,e  

^a Oregon Research Institute   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^c Oregon Research Institute   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Emotion regulation; Family therapy; Mindfulness

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; EMOTIONALITY; FAMILY FUNCTIONING; FAMILY STUDY; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MINDFULNESS; MODEL; ADULT; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMOTION; FAMILY RELATION; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EMOTIONS; FAMILY RELATIONS; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MINDFULNESS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85020259836     PISSN: 00147370     EISSN: 15455300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/famp.12298     Document Type: Article

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