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David P. Johnson, David L. Penn, Barbara L. Fredrickson, Piper S. Meyer, Ann M. Kring, Mary Brantley:Loving-kindness meditation to enhance recovery from negative symptoms of schizophrenia. In: Journal of Clinical Psychology. Band65, Nr.5, 2009, S.499–509, doi:10.1002/jclp.20591.
David P. Johnson, David L. Penn, Barbara L. Fredrickson, Ann M. Kring, Piper S. Meyer, Lahnna I. Catalino, Mary Brantley:A pilot study of loving-kindness meditation for the negative symptoms of schizophrenia. In: Schizophrenia Research. Band129, Nr.2–3, 2011, S.137–140, doi:10.1016/j.schres.2011.02.015.
Artjom Frick, Isabel Thinnes, Ulrich Stangier:Metta-based group meditation and individual cognitive behavioral therapy (MeCBT) for chronic depression: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. In: Trials. Band21, Nr.1, 6.Januar 2020, ISSN1745-6215, S.20, doi:10.1186/s13063-019-3815-4, PMID 31907002, PMC6945547(freier Volltext).
Ulrich Stangier, Artjom Frick, Isabel Thinnes, Elisabeth A. Arens, Stefan G. Hofmann:Metta-Based Therapy for Chronic Depression: a Wait List Control Trial. In: Mindfulness. Band12, Nr.12, Dezember 2021, ISSN1868-8527, S.2929–2942, doi:10.1007/s12671-021-01753-y (springer.com[abgerufen am 19.Januar 2022]).
Ulrich Stangier, Artjom Frick, Isabel Thinnes, Elisabeth A. Arens, Stefan G. Hofmann:Metta-Based Therapy for Chronic Depression: a Wait List Control Trial. In: Mindfulness. Band12, Nr.12, Dezember 2021, ISSN1868-8527, S.2929–2942, doi:10.1007/s12671-021-01753-y (springer.com[abgerufen am 19.Januar 2022]).
Artjom Frick, Isabel Thinnes, Ulrich Stangier:Metta-based group meditation and individual cognitive behavioral therapy (MeCBT) for chronic depression: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. In: Trials. Band21, Nr.1, 6.Januar 2020, ISSN1745-6215, S.20, doi:10.1186/s13063-019-3815-4, PMID 31907002, PMC6945547(freier Volltext).
Ulrich Stangier, Artjom Frick, Isabel Thinnes, Elisabeth A. Arens, Stefan G. Hofmann:Metta-Based Therapy for Chronic Depression: a Wait List Control Trial. In: Mindfulness. Band12, Nr.12, Dezember 2021, ISSN1868-8527, S.2929–2942, doi:10.1007/s12671-021-01753-y (springer.com[abgerufen am 19.Januar 2022]).