A Brief Mindfulness Intervention Is Associated with Negative Outcomes in a Randomised Controlled Trial Among Chemotherapy Patients

Mindfulness

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 1291-1303

  Reynolds, Lisa M ^a   Bissett, Ian P ^a   Porter, David ^b   Consedine, Nathan S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b Auckland District Health Board   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cancer; Chemotherapy; Emotion; Mindfulness; Relaxation

Indexed keywords

EID: 85029671426     PISSN: 18688527     EISSN: 18688535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12671-017-0705-2     Document Type: Article

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