Mindfulness & Self-Compassion Meditation for Combat Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Randomized Controlled Trial and Mechanistic Study

Abstract

To briefly summarize, our work consisted of a.) developing a novel group psychotherapy for combat-related PTSD incorporating Mind-Body techniques / Mindfulness meditation as well as non-trauma related experiential exposure techniques; b.) comparing this novel therapy against an already developed and well-characterized credible active control group therapy, called Present-Centered Group Therapy (PCGT) in clinical outcome trial at the VA Ann Arbor PTSD clinic; and c.) conducting a translational neuroimaging mechanistic study with pre- and post fMRI and neurocognitive testing.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA590475

Entities

People

  • Israel Liberzon

Organizations

  • University of Michigan

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Brain
  • Cognition
  • Detection
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Group Therapy
  • Health Services
  • Medical Personnel
  • Neuroimaging
  • Pain
  • Personality Disorders
  • Psychiatry
  • Psychology
  • Psychotherapy
  • Sexual Assault
  • Traumatic Stress Disorder

Fields of Study

  • Medicine
  • Psychology

Readers

  • Mental Health of Military Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): Risk Factors, Prevalence, Symptoms, and Treatment.
  • Psychological Intervention/Treatment for Stress, Anxiety, PTSD, and Related Emotional and Cognitive Health Symptoms.
  • Research Science/Academic Research