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JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY
Volume 69, Issue 1, Pages 14-27Publisher
WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.21911
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mindfulness; posttraumatic stress disorder; acceptance; depression; meditation
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Objective To assess outcomes associated with Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) for veterans with PTSD. MethodsForty-seven veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD; 37 male, 32 Caucasian) were randomized to treatment as usual (TAU; n = 22), or MBSR plus TAU (n = 25). PTSD, depression, and mental health-related quality of life (HRQOL) were assessed at baseline, posttreatment, and 4-month follow-up. Standardized effect sizes and the proportion with clinically meaningful changes in outcomes were calculated. ResultsIntention-to-treat analyses found no reliable effects of MBSR on PTSD or depression. Mental HRQOL improved posttreatment but there was no reliable effect at 4 months. At 4-month follow-up, more veterans randomized to MBSR had clinically meaningful change in mental HRQOL, and in both mental HRQOL and PTSD symptoms. Completer analyses (= 4 classes attended) showed medium to large between group effect sizes for depression, mental HRQOL, and mindfulness skills. ConclusionsAdditional studies are warranted to assess MBSR for veterans with PTSD.
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