Mind-body practices for posttraumatic stress disorder

Journal of Investigative Medicine

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 827-834

  Kim, Sang Hwan ^a   Schneider, Suzanne M ^a   Kravitz, Len ^a   Mermier, Christine ^a   Burge, Mark R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Breathing; Exercise; Mindfulness; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Tai chi; Yoga

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANGER; ANXIETY; AROUSAL; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BREATHING EXERCISE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTION; ENERGY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; MANTRAM; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDITATION; MEDLINE; MEMORY; MENTAL STRESS; MINDFULNESS BASED STRESS REDUCTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCINFO; PUBLICATION; QIGONG; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RELAXATION TRAINING; REVIEW; SAMPLE SIZE; SELF CARE; SELF ESTEEM; STRESS MANAGEMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TAI CHI; THERAPY EFFECT; YOGA;

AGE FACTORS; HUMANS; MIND-BODY THERAPIES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TIME FACTORS; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 84880574097     PISSN: 17088267     EISSN: 17088267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/JIM.0b013e3182906862     Document Type: Review

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