MEDITATION FROM A MENTAL HEALTH PROSPECTIVE

The term “Meditation” is defined and the aims of meditation-practice are outlined. The physiological and psychological correlates of meditation, as found in different studies, are described. The need for an integrated approach to the study of consciousness is emphasized. The clinical applications of...

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Autor principal: Bhaskaran, K.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 1991
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2988300/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21897462
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description The term “Meditation” is defined and the aims of meditation-practice are outlined. The physiological and psychological correlates of meditation, as found in different studies, are described. The need for an integrated approach to the study of consciousness is emphasized. The clinical applications of meditation practice are spelt out. Areas of further research are indicated.
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spelling pubmed-29883002011-09-06 MEDITATION FROM A MENTAL HEALTH PROSPECTIVE Bhaskaran, K. Indian J Psychiatry Original Article The term “Meditation” is defined and the aims of meditation-practice are outlined. The physiological and psychological correlates of meditation, as found in different studies, are described. The need for an integrated approach to the study of consciousness is emphasized. The clinical applications of meditation practice are spelt out. Areas of further research are indicated. Medknow Publications 1991 /pmc/articles/PMC2988300/ /pubmed/21897462 Text en Copyright: © Indian Journal of Psychiatry http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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title_short MEDITATION FROM A MENTAL HEALTH PROSPECTIVE
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