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Mindfulness in Brain Tumor Patients may Improve Anxiety, Depression, and Cognitive Performance

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  1. Neurosurgery Department, San Carlos Universitary Clinical Hospital, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain

    Cristina Nombela, Sonia Rozas, María Pérez & Juan Antonio Barcia

  2. The Health Research Institute of the San Carlos Universitary Clinical Hospital, Madrid, Spain

    Cristina Nombela, Sonia Rozas, María Pérez & Juan Antonio Barcia

  3. Nirakara Institute, Madrid, Spain

    Silvia Fernández, Nazareth Castellanos, Gustavo Diex & Agustín Moñivas

  4. Basic Psychology II: Cognitive processes Department, School of Psychology, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain

    Agustín Moñivas

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CN has received research grants from Boston Scientific Ibérica. SF declares that she has no conflict of interest. NC declares that she has no conflict of interest. SR has received research grants from Baxter España and the ESF—European Social Funds—Youth Empoyment Initiative (YEI). MP declares that she has no conflict of interest. GD declares that he has no conflict of interest. AM declares that he has no conflict of interest. JAB declares that he has no conflict of interest.

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Nombela, C., Fernández, S., Castellanos, N. et al. Mindfulness in Brain Tumor Patients may Improve Anxiety, Depression, and Cognitive Performance. Mindfulness 8, 1725–1726 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-017-0737-7

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