Mindfulness-based stress reduction and health benefits
Journal of Psychosomatic ResearchPublished 1 July 2004
Paul Grossman, Ludger Niemann, Stefan Schmidt, Harald Walach
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Although derived from a relatively small number of studies, these results suggest that MBSR may help a broad range of individuals to cope with their clinical and nonclinical problems.
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