Mindful yoga intervention as add-on to treatment as usual for young women with major depressive disorder: Results from a randomized controlled trial (2024)

Vollbehr, N., Hoenders, R., Bartels-Velthuis, A., Nauta, M., Castelein, S., Schroevers, M., Stant, D., Albers, C., de Jong, P. (2022). Mindful yoga intervention as add-on to treatment as usual for young women with major depressive disorder: Results from a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 90(12), 925-941. https://doi.org/10.1037/ccp0000777

Vollbehr, Nina ; Hoenders, Rogier ; Bartels-Velthuis, Agna et al. / Mindful yoga intervention as add-on to treatment as usual for young women with major depressive disorder : Results from a randomized controlled trial. In: Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 2022 ; Vol. 90, No. 12. pp. 925-941.

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Vollbehr, N, Hoenders, R, Bartels-Velthuis, A, Nauta, M, Castelein, S, Schroevers, M, Stant, D, Albers, C, de Jong, P 2022, 'Mindful yoga intervention as add-on to treatment as usual for young women with major depressive disorder: Results from a randomized controlled trial', Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, vol. 90, no. 12, pp. 925-941. https://doi.org/10.1037/ccp0000777

Mindful yoga intervention as add-on to treatment as usual for young women with major depressive disorder: Results from a randomized controlled trial. / Vollbehr, Nina; Hoenders, Rogier; Bartels-Velthuis, Agna et al.
In: Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, Vol. 90, No. 12, 12.2022, p. 925-941.

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Vollbehr N, Hoenders R, Bartels-Velthuis A, Nauta M, Castelein S, Schroevers M et al. Mindful yoga intervention as add-on to treatment as usual for young women with major depressive disorder: Results from a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 2022 Dec;90(12):925-941. doi: 10.1037/ccp0000777