ArticleJournal of evidence-based complementary & alternative medicine2014
Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms: A Systematic Review.
Article in Journal of evidence-based complementary & alternative medicine, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
23 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Military-related posttraumatic stress disorder and mindfulness meditation: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Chinese journal of traumatology = Zhonghua chuang shang za zhi · 2021Pooled it
- Body- and Movement-Oriented Interventions for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of traumatic stress · 2019Pooled it
- A systematic review of randomized trials of mind-body interventions for PTSD.Journal of clinical psychology · 2018Pooled it
- A Systematic Review of Evidence-Based Treatments for Adolescent and Adult Sexual Assault Victims.Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses AssociationPooled it
- Mechanistic Pathways of Mindfulness Meditation in Combat Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.Journal of clinical psychology · 2016Trial
- The Effects of Massage Therapy on Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: A Case Report.International journal of therapeutic massage & bodywork · 2025Article
- National Health Insurance Data Analysis for the Second-Wave Development of Korean Medicine Clinical Practice Guidelines in South Korea.Journal of pharmacopuncture · 2023Article
- The Effect of Herbal Medicine on Suicidal Behavior: A Protocol for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- How Do You TreatMedical acupuncture · 2023Article
- Randomized controlled trials of mind-body interventions for posttraumatic stress disorder: a systematic review.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Review
- Efficacy and Underlying Mechanism of Acupuncture in the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Systematic Review of Animal Studies.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Review
- Opioid and Nonpharmacologic Treatments Among Soldiers With Chronic Pain and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.) · 2021Article
- Efficacy and safety of acupuncture in treating post-traumatic stress disorder: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis.Medicine · 2020Article
- "I've Only Just Heard About It": Complementary and Alternative Medicine Knowledge and Educational Needs of Clinical Psychologists in Indonesia.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2019Article
- An Observational Study on Acupuncture for Earthquake-Related Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: The Experience of the Lombard Association of Medical Acupuncturists/Acupuncture in the World, in Amatrice, Central Italy.Medical acupuncture · 2019Article
- Acupuncture: Bridging the Gap Between the Military and Veterans' Health Systems.Medical acupuncture · 2018Article
- Use of Acupuncture in the United States Military Healthcare System.Medical acupuncture · 2018Article
- Updated Review on the Clinical Use of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Psychiatric Disorders.Neuroscience bulletin · 2017Review
- Post-Freudian PTSD: Breath, the Protector of Dreams.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2017Article
- 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
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Abstract
OBJECTIVES.: To (1) characterize complementary and alternative medicine studies for posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms, (2) evaluate the quality of these studies, and (3) systematically grade the scientific evidence for individual CAM modalities for posttraumatic stress disorder. DESIGN.: Systematic review. Eight data sources were searched. Selection criteria included any study design assessing posttraumatic stress disorder outcomes and any complementary and alternative medicine intervention. The body of evidence for each modality was assessed with the Natural Standard evidence-based, validated grading rationale. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS.: Thirty-three studies (n = 1329) were reviewed. Scientific evidence of benefit for posttraumatic stress disorder was strong for repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation and good for acupuncture, hypnotherapy, meditation, and visualization. Evidence was unclear or conflicting for biofeedback, relaxation, Emotional Freedom and Thought Field therapies, yoga, and natural products. Considerations for clinical applications and future research recommendations are discussed.
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