A Randomized Controlled Study of Mind-Body Skills Groups for Treatment of War-Zone Stress in Military and Veteran Populations

Abstract

The purpose of the project is to evaluate the hypotheses that participation in a mind-body skills group program by veterans who have experienced a stressful war-related situation and have symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) will significantly: (1) decrease symptoms of PTSD; (2) decrease feelings of anger; (3) improve quality of sleep; (4) decrease symptoms of depression and anxiety; (5) increase posttraumatic growth; and (6) increase quality of life, as compared to a standard treatment control group. This report describes the progress on this project to date. The protocol has now been approved by the Institutional Review Boards. All of the group leaders who will be facilitating the mind-body skills group intervention have co-facilitated groups under the supervision of the clinical director and are fully trained. Participants are being recruited and are being screened by the research coordinator for enrollment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA581285

Entities

People

  • James S. Gordon
  • Julie K Staples
  • Madeline Uddo
  • Michelle Hamilton

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Biomedical Research
  • Brain Injuries
  • Department Of Defense
  • Depression
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Information Operations
  • Institutional Review Board
  • Intervention
  • Mental Disorders
  • Mood Disorders
  • Psychotherapy
  • Quality Of Life
  • Sleep Disorders
  • Standards
  • Supervision

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Psychological Intervention/Treatment for Stress, Anxiety, PTSD, and Related Emotional and Cognitive Health Symptoms.