A Spiritually Based Group Intervention for Combat Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder:Feasibility Study

Journal of Holistic Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 109-116

  Bormann, Jill E ^a   Thorp, Steven ^b   Wetherell, Julie L ^b   Golshan, Shahrokh ^b  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

intervention; meditation; mindfulness; mind body relaxation; posttraumatic stress disorder; quality of life; spirituality; veterans

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELAXATION TRAINING; RELIGION; SELF CARE; SURVIVOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; VETERAN;

ADULT; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELAXATION TECHNIQUES; SELF CARE; SPIRITUALITY; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SURVIVORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 52049113510     PISSN: 08980101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898010107311276     Document Type: Article

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