Mindful attention increases and mediates psychological outcomes following mantram repetition practice in veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder

Medical Care

Volumn 52, Issue , 2014, Pages S13-S18

  Bormann, Jill E ^a,b   Oman, Doug ^c   Walter, Kristen H ^d   Johnson, Brian D ^b  

^a VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention; Mantra; Meditation; Mental health; Mindfulness; Veterans

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTENTION; BRIEF SYMPTOM INVENTORY 18; CLINICIAN ADMINISTERED PTSD SCALE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANTRAM REPETITION PROGRAM; MINDFULNESS; MINDFULNESS ATTENTION AWARENESS SCALE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHORT FORM 12; VETERAN; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; COMBAT DISORDERS; FEMALE; MALE; MEDITATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; COMBAT DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDITATION; MINDFULNESS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SPIRITUAL THERAPIES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VETERANS;

EID: 84916218818     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: 15371948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000000200     Document Type: Conference Paper

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