Mindfulness in the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder among military veterans.

Vujanovic, Anka A.; Niles, Barbara L.; Pietrefesa, Ashley S.; Schmertz, Stefan K.; Potter, Carrie M.

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“…Among the components of mindfulness, only observing and action description in people with PTSD were significantly lower than people without PTSD. These results are compatible with the findings of Thompson and Waltz (2010), Brian et al (2010), Vujanovic et al (2013). The study results show that those who pay less attention to real goals and being in now without judging painful experiences of past and the frightening probable of future, report more post-traumatic symptoms.…”

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“…Thompson and Waltz (2010) showed that mindfulness is associated inversely with avoidance symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. Vujanovic, Barbara, Ashley, Schmertz, and Potter (2013) came to the result that increasing mindfulness and mental integration with supportive treatments will be associated with the recovery of post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms empirically. Brian, Thompson, and Valtz (2010) concluded that high experimental avoidance can predict symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, and high rate of mindfulness would prevent experimental avoidance and the severity of PTSD symptoms as well.…”

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The Comparison of Experimental Avoidance, Mindfulness and Rumination in Trauma-Exposed Individuals With and Without Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in an Iranian Sample

Basharpoor

Shafiei

Daneshvar

2015

Archives of Psychiatric Nursing

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The aim of this study was to compare experimental avoidance, mindfulness and rumination in trauma-exposed individuals with and without PTSD in an Iranian sample. The method of the study was retrospective. The statistical population of the study composed of all people under the auspices of Committee on Relief or Martyr Foundation because of exposure to at least one traumatic event in Gilan-Gharb city (Iran) (N=1708). One hundred people, selected randomly by stratified sampling method, responded to Mississippi PTSD scale and the questionnaires of experimental avoidance, mindfulness and rumination individually. Subjects were divided into two groups of with and without PTSD based on Mississippi PTSD scale and structured clinical interview. Multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) test was used for analyzing data. Results showed that although the mean scores of the group with PTSD were significantly higher than the group without PTSD in variables of experimental avoidance (P<0/001, F=63/8) and rumination (P<0/001, F=21/34), the mean scores of the group with PTSD were significantly lower than the group without PTSD in the overall score of mindfulness (P<0/05, F=6/64) and variables of observing (P<0/05, F=8/27) and action description (P<0/05, F=9/19). These results show that the experimental avoidance and rumination are as the risk factors and mindfulness as the protective factor PTSD in people faced with trauma.

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The Comparison of Experimental Avoidance, Mindfulness and Rumination in Trauma-Exposed Individuals With and Without Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in an Iranian Sample

Basharpoor

Shafiei

Daneshvar

2015

Archives of Psychiatric Nursing

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“…In addition, some behavioral treatment techniques (such as mind–body therapy) have shown moderating effects on salivary cortisol (SC) 32. Although no study has accessed the effectiveness of calligraphy treatment for PTSD, mindfulness-base relaxation training has been recently used for treating PTSD and showed clinical effectiveness among military veterans,33 cancer patients,34 firefighters,35 and mental health workers after a natural disaster 36. Mindfulness-based therapy is suggested to be especially useful in reducing rumination symptoms,37 which are associated with increased basal cortisol levels 38.…”

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Effect of calligraphy training on hyperarousal symptoms for childhood survivors of the 2008 China earthquakes

Zhu¹,

Wang²,

Kao

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BackgroundThis study investigated the treatment effects of calligraphy therapy on childhood survivors of the 2008 Sichuan earthquakes in the People’s Republic of China.MethodsIn experiment 1, 129 children participated in a 30-day calligraphic training, and 81 children were controls. The Children’s Revised Impact of Event Scale was adopted to assess behavioral effects. Experiment 2 involved 41 treatment subjects and 39 controls, with the same procedure as in experiment 1 except that salivary cortisol level was also measured as a physiological indicator.ResultsAfter 30 days of calligraphy treatment, the arousal symptoms and salivary cortisol levels in the experimental group decreased from 5.72±0.31 and 13.34±2.88 to 4.98±0.31 and 9.99±2.81, respectively. In the control group, there was not a significant decrease from pretest to post-test. In addition, the arousal scores in posttest (4.98±4.39) were significantly lower than midtest (5.71±4.14) for girls; in contrast, for boys, posttest (4.90±4.24) showed little change compared with midtest (5.04±4.36), but both were significantly lower than pretest (6.42±4.59).ConclusionsCalligraphy therapy was effective in reducing hyperarousal symptoms among child survivors.

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“…Mindfulness skills are key components of empirically grounded interventions for conditions such as PTSD, depression, generalized anxiety disorders, anger, and emotional regulation (Chambers, Gullone, & Allen, 2009;Roemer & Orsillo, 2007;Vujanovic, Niles, Pietrefesa, Schmertz, & Potter, 2011), making such techniques complementary to other theoretical counseling models. Mindfulness has particular relevance to the experience of trauma, as individuals who struggle with related psychological difficulties have a tendency to avoid reminders of the trauma (King et al, 2013).…”

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Intimate Partner Violence Within Military Families

2016

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Intimate partner violence (IPV) represents a destructive relationship pattern within military families. This article provides an overview of IPV offender characteristics at large, followed by military-specific IPV perpetrator data. Next, military cultural factors germane to IPV, relevant perpetrator treatment modalities, and general interventional approaches (e.g., mentalization and mindfulness) applicable to military relational abusers are covered. This integrative review article aims to provide a comprehensive scientifically anchored clinical guidepost to therapeutically intervening with domestically violent military personnel.

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Mindfulness in the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder among military veterans.

Cited by 92 publications

References 53 publications

The Comparison of Experimental Avoidance, Mindfulness and Rumination in Trauma-Exposed Individuals With and Without Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in an Iranian Sample

The Comparison of Experimental Avoidance, Mindfulness and Rumination in Trauma-Exposed Individuals With and Without Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in an Iranian Sample

Effect of calligraphy training on hyperarousal symptoms for childhood survivors of the 2008 China earthquakes

Intimate Partner Violence Within Military Families

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