Association of participation in a mindfulness program with measures of PTSD, depression and quality of life in a veteran sample. 


Author: Kearney DJ, McDermott K, Malte C, Martinez M, Simpson TL.

Affiliation: VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seatte, WA. david.kearney@va.gov. 
Conference/Journal: J Clin Psychol. 
Date published: 2011 Nov 28
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  Special Notes: doi: 10.1002/jclp.20853.   ,  Word Count: 122  
    Objectives: To assess outcomes of veterans who participated in mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR). Design: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, depression, functional status, behavioral activation, experiential avoidance, and mindfulness were assessed at baseline, and 2 and 6 months after enrollment. Results: At 6 months, there were significant improvements in PTSD symptoms (standardized effect size, d = -0.64, p< 0.001); depression (d = -0.70, p<0.001); behavioral activation (d = 0.62, p<0.001); mental component summary score of the Short Form-8 (d = 0.72, p<0.001); acceptance (d = 0.67, p<0.001); and mindfulness (d = 0.78, p<0.001), and 47.7% of veterans had clinically significant improvements in PTSD symptoms. Conclusions: MBSR shows promise as an intervention for PTSD and warrants further study in randomized controlled trials. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Psychol 68:1-16, 2012.



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