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Loving-kindness and compassion meditation: Potential for psychological interventions

Hofmann SG, Grossman P, Hinton DE. · Clinical psychology review · 2011 · Review

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“Neuroendocrine studies suggest that compassion meditation reduces subjective distress and immune response to stress”

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21840289/ · https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3176989/ · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2011.07.003

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Loving-kindness and compassion meditation: Potential for psychological interventions
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“Neuroendocrine studies suggest that compassion meditation reduces subjective distress and immune response to stress”

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© 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. 2011 This file is available for text mining. It may also be used consistent with the principles of fair use under the copyright law.

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