Trial reportJournal of holistic nursing : official journal of the American Holistic Nurses' Association2008
A spiritually based group intervention for combat veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder: feasibility study.
Trial report in Journal of holistic nursing : official journal of the American Holistic Nurses' Association, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT00120627 (Efficacy of Mantram Repetition on PTSD Symptoms in Veterans), which is not on this map. Cited by 25 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Efficacy of Mantram Repetition on PTSD Symptoms in Veterans
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25 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Effectiveness of Meditation Techniques in Treating Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Mantra-Based Meditation on Mental Health: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Interventions for adults with a history of complex traumatic events: the INCiTE mixed-methods systematic review.Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) · 2020Pooled it
- A systematic review of randomized trials of mind-body interventions for PTSD.Journal of clinical psychology · 2018Pooled it
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- Religious and spiritual interventions in mental health care: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled clinical trials.Psychological medicine · 2015Pooled it
- Music-instruction intervention for treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder: a randomized pilot study.BMC psychology · 2018Trial
- Increases in positive reappraisal coping during a group-based mantram intervention mediate sustained reductions in anger in HIV-positive persons.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2009Trial
- An Internet Mantram Repetition Program to Promote Well-being in Breast Cancer Survivors: A Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial.Integrative cancer therapiesTrial
- Group-Based Interventions for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Role of Trauma Type.Campbell systematic reviews · 2026Review
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- Randomized controlled trials of mind-body interventions for posttraumatic stress disorder: a systematic review.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Review
- Mantram Repetition as a Portable Mindfulness Practice: Applications During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Mindfulness · 2022Article
- Non-pharmacological and non-psychological approaches to the treatment of PTSD: results of a systematic review and meta-analyses.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2020Article
- Evaluation of the Mantram Repetition Program for Health Care Providers.Federal practitioner : for the health care professionals of the VA, DoD, and PHS · 2019Article
- Military-Tailored Yoga for Veterans with Post-traumatic Stress Disorder.Military medicine · 2018Article
- Spiritually Integrated Cognitive Processing Therapy: A New Treatment for Post-traumatic Stress Disorder That Targets Moral Injury.Global advances in health and medicine · 2018Article
- A Qualitative Study of Mindfulness Among Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Practices Differentially Affect Symptoms, Aspects of Well-Being, and Potential Mechanisms of Action.Journal of evidence-based complementary & alternative medicine · 2017Article
- Application of a faith-based integration tool to assess mental and physical health interventions.Journal of the Georgia Public Health Association · 2017Article
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms: A Systematic Review.Journal of evidence-based complementary & alternative medicine · 2014Article
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Abstract
purposeTo assess the feasibility, effect sizes, and satisfaction of mantram repetition -- the spiritual practice of repeating a sacred word/phrase throughout the day -- for managing symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in veterans.
designA two group (intervention vs. control) by two time (pre- and postintervention) experimental design was used.
methodsVeterans were randomly assigned to intervention (n = 14) or delayed-treatment control (n = 15). Measures were PTSD symptoms, psychological distress, quality of life, and patient satisfaction. Effect sizes were calculated using Cohen's d.
findingsThirty-three male veterans were enrolled, and 29 (88%) completed the study. Large effect sizes were found for reducing PTSD symptom severity (d = -.72), psychological distress (d = -.73) and increasing quality of life (d = -.70).
conclusionsA spiritual program was found to be feasible for veterans with PTSD. They reported moderate to high satisfaction. Effect sizes show promise for symptom improvement but more research is needed.
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