Effects of Participation in a Mindfulness Program for Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study

Kearney, David J.; McDermott, Kelly; Malte, Carol A.; Martinez, Michelle; Simpson, Tracy L.

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“…136 The authors posited that a minimum of 4 treatment sessions was needed to attain significant symptom reduction. 136 Similarly, Kearney and colleagues 133 reported significant within-group improvements on measures of PTSD and depressive symptoms posttreatment among veterans taking part in a standard MBSR program (not maintained at follow-up). However, this study did not show significant differences between veterans receiving MBSR in addition to TAU and those receiving only TAU on any clinical measure except for an assessment of mental HRQOL.…”

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“…[129][130][131][132][133][134][135][136][137][138][139] In a recent pilot study Cole and colleagues 129 investigated standard MBSR as a treatment for both PTSD symptoms and attention difficulties among veterans with PTSD and a history of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), reporting low drop-out rates (10%), significant reductions in self-reported PTSD symptoms and significant improvements on attention measures posttreatment. In that study, PTSD symptom reduction was maintained at 3-month follow-up, although attention improvements were not.…”

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“…131,132,134 A handful of RCTs investigating the efficacy of MBSR have been completed among trauma-exposed populations. 133,[136][137][138] The largest of these was a recent study in which 116 veterans with full or subthreshold PTSD were randomly assigned to receive MBSR (augmented to include psychoeducation about trauma) or present-centred therapy (PCT; focused on current problems as manifestations of PTSD). 138 Significantly greater reductions in self-report and clinician-rated (Clinician Administered PTSD Scale [CAPS] 140 ) PTSD symptoms and improvements in quality of life were noted in the MBSR group (medium effect sizes) with adequate retention rates (78%).…”

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“…In summary, MBSR has emerged as a promising treatment approach for PTSD, with recent studies reporting significant reductions in PTSD symptomatology following standard MBSR compared with PCT, 138 brief MBSR compared with TAU when a minimum number of treatment sessions was met 136 (but see the study by Kearney and colleagues 133 ), and telephone MBSR compared with psychoeducation. 137 In addition, MBSR appears to have a high level of acceptability among patients, with most studies reporting low drop-out rates of 10%-22% 129,131,132,134,137,138 (but see the study by Gallegos and colleagues 139 ).…”

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IMPORTANCE Mindfulness-based interventions may be acceptable to veterans who have poor adherence to existing evidence-based treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). OBJECTIVE To compare mindfulness-based stress reduction with present-centered group therapy for treatment of PTSD. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS Randomized clinical trial of 116 veterans with PTSD recruited at the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center from March 2012 to December 2013. Outcomes were assessed before, during, and after treatment and at 2-month follow-up. Data collection was completed on April 22, 2014.INTERVENTIONS Participants were randomly assigned to receive mindfulness-based stress reduction therapy (n = 58), consisting of 9 sessions (8 weekly 2.5-hour group sessions and a daylong retreat) focused on teaching patients to attend to the present moment in a nonjudgmental, accepting manner; or present-centered group therapy (n = 58), an active-control condition consisting of 9 weekly 1.5-hour group sessions focused on current life problems. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURESThe primary outcome, change in PTSD symptom severity over time, was assessed using the PTSD Checklist (range, 17-85; higher scores indicate greater severity; reduction of 10 or more considered a minimal clinically important difference) at baseline and weeks 3, 6, 9, and 17. Secondary outcomes included PTSD diagnosis and symptom severity assessed by independent evaluators using the Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale along with improvements in depressive symptoms, quality of life, and mindfulness.RESULTS Participants in the mindfulness-based stress reduction group demonstrated greater improvement in self-reported PTSD symptom severity during treatment (change in mean PTSD Checklist scores from 63.6 to 55.7 vs 58.8 to 55.8 with present-centered group therapy; between-group difference, 4.95; 95% CI, 1.92-7.99; P=.002) and at 2-month follow-up (change in mean scores from 63.6 to 54.4 vs 58.8 to 56.0, respectively; difference, 6.44; 95% CI, 3.34-9.53, P < .001). Although participants in the mindfulness-based stress reduction group were more likely to show clinically significant improvement in self-reported PTSD symptom severity (48.9% vs 28.1% with present-centered group therapy; difference, 20.9%; 95% CI, 2.2%-39.5%; P = .03) at 2-month follow-up, they were no more likely to have loss of PTSD diagnosis (53.3% vs 47.3%, respectively; difference, 6.0%; 95% CI, −14.1% to 26.2%; P = .55).CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE Among veterans with PTSD, mindfulness-based stress reduction therapy, compared with present-centered group therapy, resulted in a greater decrease in PTSD symptom severity. However, the magnitude of the average improvement suggests a modest effect.

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Effects of Participation in a Mindfulness Program for Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study

Abstract: Additional studies are warranted to assess MBSR for veterans with PTSD.

Cited by 156 publications

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Mindfulness-based treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder: a review of the treatment literature and neurobiological evidence

Mindfulness-based treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder: a review of the treatment literature and neurobiological evidence

Mindfulness and self-compassion as predictors of humor styles in US and Russia

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Veterans

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